<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">with regards to Linux for audio/multimedia the basic point is <b>YMMV </b>- rinse and repeat.<div>linux is top notch for experimental stuff, but for me on my hardware it was just too cumbersome at the time.</div><div>for this classical studio boutique stuff, mac or win just because that's the commercial standard and most developed.</div><div><br></div><div>and now let's bury the poor horse ; )</div><div><br><div><div>On 15 Apr 2011, at 09:53, Lorenzo Sutton wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Hi Kim,<br><br>Really nice descriptive article, bravo.<br><br>Lorenzo.<br><br>Kim Cascone wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite">with all due respect Kurt: you don't know what you are talking about<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">and are just repeating ridiculous FUD you've heard<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">read why I switched from OS X to Linux here:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/08/linux-music-workflow-switching-from-mac-os-x-to-ubuntu-with-kim-cascone/">http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/08/linux-music-workflow-switching-from-mac-os-x-to-ubuntu-with-kim-cascone/</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I just finished a new CD made *entirely* on Linux and I actually had<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">an easier (and cheaper) time of editing and mixing a CD than on OS X<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I use Ardour, Audacity, Pd and LADSPA plugs and have to say that I<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">enjoy the heady power I now have versus the closed commercial<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">boutique-ware I was using on OS X<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">as far as hardware goes: all laptops are designed and/or made in one<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">of three factories in China and share many of the same chip sets with<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">all other computer brands - i.e. pop the hood and see that there are<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">no (or very little) magic Apple parts...<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">to wit: I've had two Dells running pretty much 24/7 for over two years<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">now and not once have I experienced an issue or a technical hardware<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">(or software) problem - they are both solid workhorses which I can't<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">claim for any of the Apple products I've owned - read my article<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">posted above<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">these statements reflect my opinion and is only my personal preference<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">- no need for debates, flame wars or fanboy nonsense<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">that is all<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">_______________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">microsound mailing list<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="mailto:microsound@microsound.org">microsound@microsound.org</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://or8.net/mailman/listinfo/microsound">http://or8.net/mailman/listinfo/microsound</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote>_______________________________________________<br>microsound mailing list<br><a href="mailto:microsound@microsound.org">microsound@microsound.org</a><br>http://or8.net/mailman/listinfo/microsound<br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>