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The KIND of issues you deal with daily. File management, installation and uninstallation of software, tweaking systems for better performance, etc. In Windows and OSX, solutions to problems are usually pretty easy to find and implement. In linux, many times that process turns into something like...
Oh yeah, they're gonna get that. Nooo problem.
You're nitpicking and would be fooling yourself if you think that anyone in here can't find as many counter-examples of needed hacks on the Windows platform. It is also common knowledge that there are far more Windows users than Linux users and thus relatively far more problems. Keep it relative - thanks.
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Right. Show me the forums where users can get answers to questions about audio production and DJing WITHOUT getting bogged down in stuff like how to manually configure asoundconf using a command line. Because that is NOT accessible to the average user.
Ok.
Try this one --> Linux Audio Users Mailing List
Notice near the top of the page where is says:
"The LAU list is intended for people focusing on using rather than hacking audio and MIDI applications. It's a place for all things audio, but they should be viewed from a user's perspective. If it's getting overly technical, take it as a sign to move it over to the LAD list."
There is also http://linuxmusicians.com/
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Yes, I have. And ALL of those people are all having problems with an OS that is easy to handle through the GUI. And where guides exist to suit THEIR SPECIFIC SITUATION in multiple places. That issue would be an order of magnitude worse in Linux.
Not only are there GUI-based tools available for configuring every aspect of your Linux system, there are even free tools for creating your own GUI prompts.
Zenity --> http://freshmeat.net/projects/zenity
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"Community" support for a paid program is bullshit. So a user is going to pay $200 for a piece of software, and when they have a problem you think it's acceptable for NI to say "sorry, we don't support that directly - please visit the user forum". No sir.
Erm, supplement not replace - c'mon. A subscription-style support system is also an option - ask Red Hat.
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Because I've been through it all before and know what I'm talking about.
If you say so but then you should know better than to marginalize Linux as only being useful with the command line like you did above.
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Linux native DJ software needs to come from the Linux community. It needs to be free and open. Once you monetize it, there are expectations that need to be met. And Linux has no way of meeting them in any kind of realistic way. To that end, Stanton is working directly with developers (like Mixxx) and helping them in any way we can (the new MIDI scripting engine is a direct result of that work). We're also opening up our HSS1394 library so the SCS1 products can be developed towards. But it doesn't COST our company anything to support open source, so it's easy to make the decision to support it. If it DID cost us money (as it would with NI), then we would be more hesitant.
Glad to hear - looking forward to it. I'll be grabbing the latest beta this week - want to check out the MIDI learn and scripting features. By the way, I installed the latest version via PackageKit. You know - PackageKit - the "system designed to make installing and updating software on your computer easier"?