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

[Jack Norton <jack@0x6a.com>]

Richard Uhtenwoldt wrote:
> J.R. Mauro writes:
>
>> Another thing they won't consider is having separate versions for
>> high-end servers and PCs. I don't understand why Torvalds thinks Linux
>> has to be all things to all people.
>>
>
> the Linux running on a high-end server is probably compiled from
> the same (evolving over time) source tree as the Linux running on
> a desktop.
>
> but cannot the same be said of Windows now that most desktops run
> Windows XP or a later version of Windows?  cannot the same be
> said of OS X?
>
> Richard Uhtenwoldt
> http://sonic.net/~sielskr
>
>
The big topic for me is the realtime patch (the one mentioned at
rt.wiki.kernel.org).  I dabble in computer based audio, and this patch
is mandatory for low latency audio.  There is a big debate as to why
this isn't pushed into the main kernel source and/or forked in the name
of such things.  All I will say is that on OSX I can use jack daemon and
get low latency audio right out of the box and on windows I can use low
latency drivers such as ASIO and the newer WaveRT.   It's even more
tragic as there are tons of great linux audio tools, but they are a hard
sale because you need to apply the rt-patch (which for a musician is
like performing open heart surgery).
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).

What I just described is the number one topic that brings up the 'fork
linux' debate (at least it's the one I always pay attention to).

Speaking of realtime, I am trying my hardest to port some of our custom
control applications that we use around my engineering lab to inferno
(anyone doing something similar?  inferno list is not exactly a popular
place apparently).  Right now I spit out a python script on the fly for
everything (quick turnaround) and it's getting old (plus I want to be
able to control anything in the lab from any machine in the lab -- i.e.
a perfect place for some inferno installs)

-jack