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Old 30th November 2009   #5
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Originally Posted by AlexK View Post
I'm not sure I'd describe it as disturbing - at the end of the day RME are a business and they have to protect their investments (software and hardware). The RME interfaces are known for their stable drivers, and making them open-source would open much of this up to other manufacturers to 'plagiarise'.

If you really want a usable Unix-based recording environment, you need a Mac. The software just isn't out there for Linux at the moment. It will come, but it's quite a way off...
Yes, agree on the software part - they are not on the same league.....but maybe that's because manufacturers don't make the drivers?

One thing carries the other.

Make those drivers open, and sell more interfaces.
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