From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <8bd081200909240721u18d5ef19u8d4e550287f10460@mail.gmail.com> References: <1253650446.7386@localhost> <4AB937E5.9090402@0x6a.com> <7DEA07D1-9725-4544-A6C7-F789D12CAD49@pobox.com> <8bd081200909240721u18d5ef19u8d4e550287f10460@mail.gmail.com> Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:56:17 -0300 Message-ID: From: Iruata Souza To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> 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: 771a7142-ead5-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 11:21 AM, Patrick Kelly wrot= e: > > > 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 come u= p >>> 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. =C2=A0They 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 mos= tly > 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, plea= se, > let us know. > wrong door, sir. search for linux in the door with the penguin. thanks