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   flatfish+++ to Lawrence D'Oliveiro   
   Re: Linux evolution   
   17 Feb 11 22:24:49   
   
   XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: flatfish@marianatrench.com   
      
   On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:19:25 +1300, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
      
   > In message <1urg2fh2c8a2g.7xsq1hfc9l9q.dlg@40tude.net>, flatfish+++ wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:16:27 +1300, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> In message , flatfish+++ wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> You guys can't even settle on a standard package manage, audio system   
   >>>> etc.   
   >>>   
   >>> We still do better than Windows in those regards, donąt we?   
   >>   
   >> Not with audio you don't.   
   >> Windows and Mac have audio down to a science.   
   >> Linux?   
   >> Audio is a mess.   
   >   
   > At least the APIs havenąt been tossed about like seasick passengers on a sea   
   > cruise gone wrong. Remember when Vista broke all the third-party audio   
   > drivers?   
      
   It didn't break the 3rd party audio drivers, the applications were not   
   updated to work with the new sound system Vista offered.   
      
   ASIO and WDM worked fine.   
      
   >> Package manager it's a mixed bag.   
   >>   
   >> Yes it's convenient to update all at once, but Windows applications   
   >> don't have the x.00.1.x version of the week   
   >   
   > How many Patch Tuesdays have you gone through, matey?   
      
   You need to learn to read.   
      
   APPLICATIONS.....   
      
   You snipped that part.   
      
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