Re: [microsound] Linux audio PPC

[John Nowak <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Feb 12, 2005, at 2:54 AM, derek holzer wrote:

> John Nowak wrote:
>
> > If you are interested in PPC Linux, I'd suggest YDL just because its 
> > so damn easy.
>
> Perhaps, but YDL has just about the stupidest licensing agreement I 
> have ever seen. You can download a CDR ISO, but you can't legally give 
> it to anyone else!!! I guess it all depends on your rationale for 
> exploring free software, and whether or not the software being 
> actually "free" makes a diff to you.

This is true, but its still more free than OS X. There are two camps 
when it comes to picking a first distro. One camp says you should pick 
something easy, like Ubuntu or YDL. The other says you should pick 
something bare bones so you actually learn how things work, like 
Slackware (x86 only) or CRUX. Personally, I'm in the second camp 
normally, except that audio and video can be a real bitch sometimes 
with this approach. If you just want to give Linux a "trial run", I'd 
go with something easy the first time out.

> > Also, since YDL is Fedora-based, you may be able to use the CCRMA 
> > stuff
>
> Completely & patently false. CCRMA is a set of compiled binary 
> applications for RedHat and Fedora, but it only exists in x86 form.

I assumed that binaries were available for more than the x86 platform. 
Ah well. That's why I said "may". ;-)

> Of course PD is one of the most versatile apps for Linux, even more so 
> because most of the development of externals and end-user patches 
> happens on this platform.

Indeed. If I do switch away from the Mac, I plan on running a BSD 
system with only Pd and Audacity actually. For now, I'm still to 
addicted to Max and my iLife programs. I can get over the second easily 
(its just a matter of them being what I know and what I'm used to), but 
the first may take some time. Max does some cool things that Pd 
doesn't, although the number of things is decreasing quickly. I'm very 
excited about the future of BSD/Linux audio myself.

- John


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