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> From:  Amancio Hasty <hasty@rah.star-gate.com>
> Subject:  Re: OSS 
> Well, 
> what this means is that we have to concentrate more on our existing
> sound driver. Set up a project and a few good hackers to volunteer
> to work on the sound driver. Probably, after this week I will
> kick off the project -- web page, cvs , etc... However I will need
> help ! So if no one volunteers then we are stuck with the existing
> driver and with the  OSS stuff.

> At least we got a choice.
  -------------------------
Exactly.  I would prefer a working sound driver with source, but
the current choices are apparently a non-working sound driver with source,
or a working (?) sound driver without source.  I am in the middle
of developing a sound-effects program, and I am stalled right now
because the driver apparently has a bug.  If I had the time, I'd
try to track down the driver problem, but I consider it worth $20
for someone else to get it to work.  (And if they don't get it working,
too bad for them -- the word would get around that they don't provide
a worthwhile product.)  When I upgrade to 2.2, I'll buy it.

Meanwhile, the source is available for people who want to go that
route.

	Steven

> 
> 	Amancio
> 
> >From The Desk Of Tony Kimball :
> > 
> > Hmmm... it doesn't look good.  The 4Front pres., Dev Mazumdar, tells
> > me that they want $150,000.00 for a source license.  That just doesn't
> > seem worthwhile to me.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
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