Re: Linux and Multimedia-->The Potential is there<<-- But...........

From: Joe (joe_at_scmoe.com)
Date: 12/30/04 

Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 16:35:35 GMT

On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 18:25:53 -0500, jorge_spano wrote:

> On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 17:29:11 -0500, Bob Weston
> <Weston9910_ui@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>After reading about Linux and how great it is for audio production I
>>decided to give it a try on one of my systems.
>>For the record, I have never used Linux before.
>
>>Linux has potential, but for now, it's really just a waste of time.
>>And yes I did manage to stumble on one pro studio using it, but even they
>>regressed and kept their Mac systems after the initial excitement over
>>Linux disappeared.
>>
>>Just my opinion.
>>
>>Bob Weston
>>
>>P.S I posted this to the groups where the Linux posts seem to be
>>originating.
>
> I agree with much of what you have stated. Linux is a work in progress
> and as far as multimedia it is very far behind the Apple and Windows
> platform. I too thought I had hit the jackpot with so called free
> Linux programs instead of ponying up $500.00 for Cubase or similar but
> I soon found out that while the program is free, the time needed to
> try and make it work is not. Several of my colleagues have also tried
> to use Linux in their studios as well and came to similar conclusions
> although one guy is still using Linux to archive to a server farm.
>
> It's good to see people trying to challenge Windows with an Open
> System, but honestly at this point Linux as a whole is just too rough
> around the edges to be considered for production environments without
> the use of in house custom applications like the things Pixar is
> using.
>
> The off the shelf applications like Audacity and Ardour quite frankly
> stink pretty bad compared to Sony, Cubase,Logic Audio, Waves and
> others.
>
> Jorge Spano

Come on, try harder, troll.
The responding to yourself thing is adorable.
"Jorge Spano"? Give me a break. Two post signed with full names...Try
harder, dip***.

Jorge is Greek/Spanish and Spano is Italian.

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