From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Patrick Kelly" To: "'Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs'" <9fans@9fans.net> References: <1253650446.7386@localhost> <4AB937E5.9090402@0x6a.com> <7DEA07D1-9725-4544-A6C7-F789D12CAD49@pobox.com> <8bd081200909240721u18d5ef19u8d4e550287f10460@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:35:47 -0400 Message-ID: <012201ca3fec$c58f6020$50ae2060$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [9fans] linux stats in last year from linuxcon Topicbox-Message-UUID: 78eb0ee6-ead5-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 -----Original Message----- From: 9fans-bounces@9fans.net [mailto:9fans-bounces@9fans.net] On Behalf = Of Iruata Souza Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 11:56 AM To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs Subject: Re: [9fans] linux stats in last year from linuxcon On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 11:21 AM, Patrick Kelly = wrote: > > > On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 9:55 PM, David Arnold = wrote: >> >> On 22/09/2009, at 4:47 PM, Jack Norton wrote: >> >>> In the end I don't care what the linux devs do, but they need to=20 >>> come up with a game plan and either fork (server, desktop linux) or=20 >>> include it all and try and make everyone happy (the latter will end = in chaos me thinks). >> >> There are several Linux distributions aimed at digital audio=20 >> workstation usage. They come with an appropriate kernel=20 >> configuration/patchset (and audio daemons). > > > Yes, but as I said, most of them haven't been updated in forever, and=20 > mostly run on hardware from 1-2 years ago (debian philosophy?) > > Gentoo seems to be the only one regularly updated, and keeping itself=20 > up to date. That or build your own kernel, with patches, which as=20 > stated, most musicians aren't going to want to do. > > If there is a distrobution thats still around and regularly updated,=20 > please, let us know. > wrong door, sir. search for linux in the door with the penguin. Thanks It was a question not meant to be answered. I should have stressed that = somehow.