🚀 go-pugleaf

Pete Tisserand wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 18 Jan 3900 19:14:49, zeppelin <zeppelin@gte.net> wrote:
> 
> > Timur, I have had the pleasure of dealing with mr Pierre on other OS/2 sound
> > issues (MMpack etc) and can only say that if (y'all) elect to publish
> > drivers for Creative PCI cards that can only help the OS/2 situation
> > (bunches and bunches,.... not to underestimate)
> >
> > I'd pay a fair price in a heartbeat.
> 
> Yes, I would too! Gladly, I might add!
> 
> > Perhaps I misunderstand your intent, but since there are NO O/2 drivers for
> > Creative PCI cards how would this be anti- competitive or suicidal?
> <snip>
> 
> > > It is, kinda.  TBS said they would look into writing a driver, but time
> > > constraints from other projects would be an issue.  Everything else is
> > > true, though.  Theta Band Software has a "no-compete" business model.
> > > They don't release software that competes with other software.  In the
> > > OS/2 market, releasing a product that competes with another product is
> > > suicide.
> 
> I still don't understand THAT. Yeah, i've only picked up the thread,
> but in my mind COMPETITION is what business is all about!
> Too many developers insist on riding the Windoze bandwagon, despite
> it's faults, rather than paying any attention to competition.
> One only has to look at the netscape/explorer debacle to see where MS
> is going. Do they think MS will happily leave them alone?
> 
> Just my (frustrated) 2 cents worth.

I can understand Theta Band's view on this. I've been reading the
pdd (physical device driver) mailing list for 9 months to get to
know more about this obscure art. When some people mentioned about
Linux open device drivers some questions were asked about how easy
it would be to port them to OS/2. Unfortunately, the device's
characteristics is only half of the equation and getting it to relate
with OS/2 Multi-Media is not necessarily a piece of cake or getting
the instrument patches loaded and available...

Writing a device driver for Creative's Live! soundcard means a lot of
work and it is for a relatively small market. Because the driver exists
does not mean everybody will want to get that particular sound card.
When one realizes that the total number of OS/2 users is declining,
it does not make much sense to start competing for such a small market!
Basically, that is why Theta Band does not want to enter in competition
with another device driver provider.

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Gilbert Lefebvre