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Subject: Re: Recommendation for ALSA compat non-CreativeLabs PCI sound card?
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From: Kayvan Aghaiepour Sylvan <kayvan@sylvan.com>
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>>>>> "Udo" == Udo Giacomozzi <udo_giacomozzi@rolmail.net> writes:

>> CreativeLabs has announced that they're only going to be
>> supporting/providing binary-only drivers for Linux (with development
>> under heavy NDA), we'd like to buy from someone else if there's

Udo> When will these drivers be available? Has Creative a website page
Udo> dedicated to this?  I really need a Linux driver for my SB Live!
Udo> ...

When did you buy your SB live?

Perhaps you should return it (or sell it/get rid of it) and buy some
other card that is supported.

I don't really think that supporting the CreativeLabs effort is in the
best interests of the open-source software community.

Best regards,

			---Kayvan
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