Re: 2.1.83: Sound, SB16, Modules, MIDI?

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Mon, 2 Feb 1998 19:28:10 +0000 (GMT)

> > whole. While I have no problem with private commercial distributions and
> > packages, I think that everything in the public source-tree should be
> > managed only with the public interest in mind. There is a clear potential
> > conflict-of-interest if the same person manages the inferior public and
> > superior private person. This can be and possibly is being avoided if an
> > individual not connected with the private effort manages the public
> > version.
>
> Hogwash.

Seconded. Hannu's reaction to the modular and other sound work was not
to complain but to discuss the best way to keep things cleanly working
together. Yes Hannu releases stuff commercially first - but that also paid
for your free sound drivers. You can't have it both ways.

> If you dont like the status of sound: Rewrite it. (Which is infact whats
> in progress, thats why the new 2.1 kernels have completely modular sound
> independant of OSS)..

It's far from independant - its built on OSS and while I've added a whole new
range of exciting bugs I've not thrown very much OSS code out at all yet. And
Hannu still sends me diffs to merge of bug fixes.

Those complaining about Hannu are doing him a real injustice

Alan