Re: bounty for fixing ALSA's powermac driver
My main reason for approaching Ubuntu is that they actually support very
few architectures; only those that they see as commercially viable.
Since they have a commercial interest in ensuring that this handfull of
architectures is well-supported, they are the best motivated people you
can find to actually do something about it.
The fact that Ubuntu employs Debian developers also ensures that everyone
will benefit from their work on ALSA. They support the common interest.
On Fri, 4 Feb 2005, Mauro wrote:
> sure, but the original post says that this is not working out.
>
> As far as ppc *nixes:
> There is also mandrake-ppc which is now only a volunteer project, yellow
> dog, fedora-ppc, source mage, gentoo, rock linux and that's just linux.
> On the bsd front there is open and net, and they are working on a
> Freebsd-ppc.
>
> I've probably missed a few too.
>
>
> On Sat, 2005-05-02 at 16:03 +1100, Dean Hamstead wrote:
> > i see your point, but if someone wants to fix it on intel
> > and it works on ppc they can go for it
> >
> > what other ppc dists are there? deb, ubuntu, crux?
> >
> > Dean
> >
> > Mauro wrote:
> > > I guess my point is that it does matter who fixes alsa for it to be
> > > usable for ppc. I agree in part it should not matter, to a point. It
> > > should definitely be a ppc distro if not debian/ubuntu.
> > >
> > > On Sat, 2005-05-02 at 14:25 +1100, Dean Hamstead wrote:
> > >
> > >>im talking about suse supporting alsa
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Dean
> > >>
> > >>Mauro wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>There is no such thing as suse ppc and there hasn't been for a few
> > >>>versions. Things have to get tested after porting because things are
> > >>>not always a simple matter of porting as the start of this thread
> > >>>already suggests.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>On Sat, 2005-05-02 at 13:08 +1100, Dean Hamstead wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>>>>Wouldn't it be a good idea to place a bounty to encourage Ubuntu PPC
> > >>>>>>developers to get around fixing snd-powermac for all Mac PPC chips?
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>Sorry but I failed to parse your message.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>Are the Ubuntu people setting a bounty? Or you want us to set a bounty so that
> > >>>>>Ubuntu people can fix the problem and get the money?
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>In the second case, what the fsck do the Ubuntu people have to do with
> > >>>>>anything? Can we target that bounty to whoever fixes the problem, and not just
> > >>>>>them?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Who cares who fixes it, jut get the patches into alsa and everyone is
> > >>>>happy. We benefit from patches to the kernel from fedora, suse whatever.
> > >>>>heck, alsa pretty much has suse to thank for what it is today.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>On the other hand, I am sorry I have not put any money to BenH's pool, but I
> > >>>>>am in the process of buying a house and I am rather broke. Anyway, I would put
> > >>>>>a bounty, I would give it to BenH and then I would think about a second bounty
> > >>>>>for the sound problems.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>On that note, ben has published his paypal account.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Ill send an email to everyone who pledged for the minimac to get them
> > >>>>to send their money. Id be happy to receive direct deposits from
> > >>>>australians and then send it on through my paypal account (if people
> > >>>>trust me).
> > >>>>
> > >>>>As for the g5 project, we have a handfull or pledges but not even
> > >>>>close to enough to get an imac g5.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Dean
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
>
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