Most musicians just want a device that is stable, affordable, and sounds like they want it to sound.
True, and Linux would fit the bill when it comes to stability and affordability. As to "sounding like they want it to sound", A/D or D/A conversion with the same sound card should produce the same results regardless of the OS. You can get ALSA support for most contemporary sound cards.
But yes, VST plugin support sucks in Linux at the moment. I wish it were otherwise. Give me even a half decent multitrack with an ability to use VST effects (I really don't care that much for soft synths) and I'd remove my Windows partition. Until then I'll stick to my dual-boot box. I wish it were otherwise.
even electronic musicians are not highly technically savvy ("Yo, mate, I plugged my 'board into the Insert Jack on this Mackie, becuase I want to Insert the sound, right?")
Stop reading dancetech.com:-) We're not that stupid.
I'm European, albeit not French. According to the site, "free/open source software [is] commonly referred to as Libre Software in Europe" - WTF? This is the first time I've seen the term used. I do know that the French are very scared of English words being too commonplace in their language, but this is ridicilous. They already use "software" in the phrase, what's so bad in saying "free" like the rest of the (English speaking, the site is in English anyway) net?
> OK. So how much time are you spending changing light bulbs per year?
Not much. But if regular bulbs everywhere would be replaced by less energy-consuming alternatives... there's a point to it, especially when you concider the recent news.
from regular energy-saving bulbs we have already? You know, the kind that look like a miniature fluorecent tube. I have most of my bulbs replaced with those, and even though they're slightly more expensive (about 3.50 apiece), they last about six times longer and consume significantly less power - a 11W version will give about as many lumens as a regular 60W bulb. So instead of focusing on new technologies, why not improve those that exist?
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IMHO trying to watch anything _else_ than pr0n in German doesn't seem right.
This really reminds me of something... oh yes, here it is.
Apparently, not one of those guys, as none on the Spamhaus page are French (scroll down the page to find the hidden text within the worm)
They already did
If you'd bother to RTFA, you'd notice that it does in fact have a keyboard...
Another press release
I'm European, albeit not French. According to the site, "free/open source software [is] commonly referred to as Libre Software in Europe" - WTF? This is the first time I've seen the term used. I do know that the French are very scared of English words being too commonplace in their language, but this is ridicilous. They already use "software" in the phrase, what's so bad in saying "free" like the rest of the (English speaking, the site is in English anyway) net?
OMG! We've slashdotted slashdot!
> OK. So how much time are you spending changing light bulbs per year?
Not much. But if regular bulbs everywhere would be replaced by less energy-consuming alternatives... there's a point to it, especially when you concider the recent news.
from regular energy-saving bulbs we have already? You know, the kind that look like a miniature fluorecent tube. I have most of my bulbs replaced with those, and even though they're slightly more expensive (about 3.50 apiece), they last about six times longer and consume significantly less power - a 11W version will give about as many lumens as a regular 60W bulb. So instead of focusing on new technologies, why not improve those that exist?