Re: [9fans] linux stats in last year from linuxcon

[Jacob Todd <jaketodd422@gmail.com>]

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On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 10:21:35AM -0400, Patrick Kelly wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 9:55 PM, David Arnold <davida@pobox.com> 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 come up
> >> with a game plan and either fork (server, desktop linux) or 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 workstation
> > usage.  They come with an appropriate kernel configuration/patchset (and
> > audio daemons).
> >
> 
> Yes, but as I said, most of them haven't been updated in forever, and mostly
> run on hardware from 1-2 years ago (debian philosophy?)
> 
> Gentoo seems to be the only one regularly updated, and keeping itself up to
> date. That or build your own kernel, with patches, which as stated, most
> musicians aren't going to want to do.
> 
> If there is a distrobution thats still around and regularly updated, please,
> let us know.
> 
> >
> > The notion that Linux should fork ignores the reality that most
> > distributions have different kernel configurations and source already.  The
> > OpenMoko or Android kernel is quite different to that running on an SGI
> > Altix (and that's ignoring stuff like uClinux, RT-Linux, etc).
> >
> >
> >
> > d
> >
> >
> >

There's 64 studio (http://64studio.com).

-- 
Jake Todd
// If it isn't broke, tweak it!

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