On Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:28:33 -0400 "Cory K." <coryisatm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello all. This is going out to a couple of lists so I can get as wide > an opinion as I can. I'll correct any inaccuracies as this discussion > progresses. > > Quick intro: I'm Cory K. Lean on Ubuntu Studio. Hi :) > > So here's the pickle we're in as I understand it. > > The way the kernels are now managed in Ubuntu has changed radically in > this release. Thus causing our kernel guy *much* more work that ever > before. We've had to work very hard to get upstream -rt to support the > .26 kernel but, now mainline Ubuntu has moved to 2.6.27. Which upstream > -rt doesn't *look* to support yet. > > So because of these, and other issues that don't matter to the question > I have we're looking at these options: > > * Shipping the -generic kernel with this 8.10 release of Ubuntu > Studio and let people compile their own -rt kernel. With a latter > PPA release of -rt for testing as upstream support happens. > * Ship a out-of-sync 2.6.26-rt kernel, hoping for a Stable Update > Release in Intrepid with .27 later. > > Of some combination of those. > > Thoughts on what to do? What do users want? (please be mature) > > -Cory K. I'd suggest option 2 - much easier for not very computer minded musicians. -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
