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Cooking With Linux

Posted by michael on from the needs-more-salt dept.

Georg Tobin writes "LinuxWorld open source editor Kevin Bedell conducts a very interesting interview with Michael Stutz, author of the new Linux Cookbook, 2nd Edition, on the language of the Linux command line, cookbooks, economics, and what applications you absolutely need Windows for."

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  1. Stock Exchange Trading by essence · · Score: 3, Informative

    I haven't found a broker that has software that runs on linux, unless its a web based interface.

    I use Market Maker from CMC Group for trading CFD's and FXCM Trading Station for forex trading. They are far superior to any web based app I've seen.

    ....but I use linux for everything else!!

  2. Re:Many fields left where Linux is unsuitable by ozmanjusri · · Score: 3, Informative

    While there is some development going on, nothing really matches the quality of Cubase 3 or Logic Pro. And that's not to say that similar things can't be done with inferior software, but not with the same ease of use, quality, and precision.

    It depends on your experiences I suppose, but Wired, Ardour, and Rosegarden do well enough for me when I'm using Linux. Audio is mostly a side-issue for my work, and I never really took to Cubase for some reason, so its not something I miss.

    There's a fairly comprehensive list of Linux audio here http://linux-sound.org/one-page.html if anyone's interested.

    --
    "I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."
  3. Loved the first edition by falkryn · · Score: 3, Informative

    I've read a good chunk of the first one, and felt it's really one of the better Linux titles out there, bonus that it's based off of Debian GNU/Linux. Strong emphasis on doing things via command line, but well written even for someone who might usually shy away from that type of thing (not me though har, har!! ;-)

    Anyhow, if I remember right the author had even released the first edition under a free license, and you were able to find it published online as well. (http://www.dsl.org/cookbook/cookbook_toc.html)
    I wonder about this one...

  4. No pro sound apps for Linux by blueworm · · Score: 3, Informative

    Barely any commercial vendors write VST plugins or multitrack host environments for them.

    Examples of things you can only find on Windows/Mac:

    Cubase (www.steinberg.net)
    Logic (www.apple.com/logic)
    ReFX (www.refx.net)
    Albino2 (www.linplug.com)
    NI: (www.native-instruments.com)

    And these are just a few major examples. You have to convince these types of companies to port to Linux before you'll draw the professional audio crowd. I wish it could happen!