Notices by Jezza™ (jeremiah@noagendasocial.com), page 33

@Johnny_of_the_swamp As of 2015, my entire toolchain, give or take some softsynths, ran effectively under OpenSUSE Linux. My previous Mac, in-box, is now my ottoman under the desk. :-)

@lwdallas which old Russia? Under the Tzar or under the Bolsheviks?

@gemlog I appreciate the effort -- specifically, I'm interested in VST/DSSI/Other softsynths for Linux. :-)

@newt Holy God what the hell is wrong with that bagel?! Is it made of Fruity Pebbles, unicorn shit, shredded hippies, or what?

@EdwardTorvalds Better than most pop. The rhythm reminds me of Harvey Danger's Flagpole Sitta: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxvUncWei48

@EdwardTorvalds More like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtsD-CE3K5k

@EdwardTorvalds this isn't bad, actually. I was afraid it was a Nickelback remix or something. :-)

@EdwardTorvalds NICKELBACK PROTECTION FAULT ERROR.

@EdwardTorvalds Not especially. Too poppy, boring lyrics, but the production isn't too bad.

Anyone doing music composition / production with #Linux? Specifically interested in recommendations for good, open softsynths (VST/DSSI compatible) under a 64 bit system. Using #Renoise as DAW, already have the usual suspects (ZynAddSubFX, AmSynth, FluidSynth.)

@EdwardTorvalds Did you try FreeBSD?

@EdwardTorvalds Right: Linux Foundation is to Linux as Google is to Android. Same thing in terms of freedoms.

BSD (esp. PC-BSD) is easy to use for anyone who's actually tried it. "Linux" has no ease-of-use advantage over BSD. Linux is a kernel, a smallest part of the total OS.

Like BSD, some distros (Ubuntu, PC-BSD) are easier to install than others (Knoppix, OpenBSD.) What you're calling "Linux" is more about desktop environment and initial installer.

@newt that's not absolutely true -- especially when/if an program scales to be useful to hundreds and thousands (an experience few programmers have.)

There are certainly cases where it is true that the programmer's time is more valuable than system resources, but these conditions should not be presumed to be general.

@EdwardTorvalds @angristan
Firstly, we're not talking about BSD, which is perfectly easy to use as a server or desktop, plenty people do it just fine.

Android and Android clones (projects like Cyanogen) are possible precisely because Android is completely open, including the UI. Only drivers and some applications are not (Gmail, for example.)

That "Linux is a symbol of freedom" is debatable, especially considering the current Linux Foundation board & actions.

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@EdwardTorvalds @angristan "Linux" is not a brand name for a philosophy, it's an operating system kernel. I'm curious exactly how a Linux system can be "anti-Linux in philosophy."

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