On Thu, 2014-09-18 at 10:56 +0200, Atte wrote: > On 09/18/2014 09:16 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > It's important to know what you are using, when you say "etc.". > > Linux could be relatively good reliable, but you need to avoid > > usage of some software, e.g. plugins. > > Extremely true! > > I prefer software developed by people with zero tolerance to bugs. In my experiences Linux audio developer are quite alright regarding to this issue. They listen to the users and try to help them. I have much good experiences and just a few bad experiences, when reporting a problem. Even while my words against computers for music production often sound harsh, I'm using Linux for good reasons. When I experienced a bug while using Qtractor and I reported it to the dev mailing list, Rui usually fixed the issue within a few hours and sometimes much faster. _But_ that does mean you have to compile the software and build a package on your own, you won't find such a fix in the repositories of a distro very soon. I could add a list of developers who are as interested in bug reports and kind to fix issues as Rui does. I just mentioned him, because Qtractor is one of the most important apps for my workflow, anyway, several other developers are as kind and fast as he is. _Often_ developers are willing to help other developers, with projects that are not that important for them self, just remember the patches from Fons for Phasex. _But_ there are issues and you have to compile the software and build the package on your own, if you wont to get rid of it without waiting for the next release of your distro. There are distros that provide such fixes earlier than other distros. I'm an Arch Linux fan, it's a rolling release and provides AUR, a repository from trusted users, that even comes with "unsteady" package builds, that sometimes could be very helpful. _But_ every Linux user needs to test and select core components, such as the kernel and user space stuff, that works reliable for her/his workflow on her/his machine. No big deal when doing home recording, the software is for free! but for professional work it doesn't matter if you have to pay for the software/stand alone hardware, it does matter that you don't need to test what fits to your needs, you pay for something you need and that usually is reliable. I have to correct one statement I made. You're right. If a user spend some time to find out what is working for her/him and then doesn't upgrade the software, it will run without issues, as long as the hardware, mobo, soundcard, graphics, needs not to be replaced. Regards, Ralf _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
