IllustratorPascal wrote:I was really wondering why, after installing KXStudio, I didn't found an application with that name in my menu, while on their website it shows a picture of a DAW and all kinds of plug-ins.
Why didn't you read the description in before you did the installation? Was that text hidden somewhere in Pandora's box? Nope, it's the first thing you see when you go to KXStudio's website. I don't believe (and never will) that you didn't see this text on the main page, you
intentionally skipped it. That's rude. You took the time of numerous community members for nothing, giving nothing in return. I already explained something about usual forum rules before in this thread, about how and why they are so. I know that today's people aren't more IT literate than people of 80's, still playing games on PCs instead of using them as intended, but this needs to stop at least, or, for the best, turn back to where computer literacy was increasing. I work in IT since my late school days, and all this consciously achieved lack of basic knowledge is devastating.
You know, looking at some random pictures isn't what computers are about. PC is a tool, one needs to be familiar with it before making any use of it. Software works the very same way, it still has a learning curve. You can't just start using it if you don't know jack about what it is. You won't attempt driving a vehicle if you don't know what are the pedals, gearbox, steering wheel and such, will you? Did you read the instruction for your microwave before you cooked your first popcorn in it? I think you did, because otherwise you could easily burn or blow up your kitchen. Why computers, in your opinion, don't need to be used according to instruction? They can be really dangerous when misused, but you perceive them as a chair or whatever you use “intuitively”. This is plainly wrong. Equipment of such level of complexity should be used with care, at least because it's not as cheap as a toaster, if other (really valuable, by the way) arguments are bullshit to you.
If you wonder why I decided that you are against instructed computer use, I'll answer in advance: you didn't read a single sentence about what you were going to install.
lilith wrote:When I think back two or three years such a question could came from me also
Why? Is Google that bad, or what? The thing here is it “could”, not “did”. You googled for it yourself, saved community's time, and now you're a valuable member of the community: you can test new software for yourself, you can give non-obvious advice to those who look for something really specific (unlisted in search engines and official projects' websites), you don't bother people with questions of that stupidity. This is how it should work. Community is a community, where people share knowledge previously unknown and create things, it's not a free babysitter who chews up the food for a toothless toddler. I'm not against giving support to new members, it just needs to be sane.
rghvdberg wrote:This forum is (IMHO) for helping each other with linux audio related topics.
But this isn't related to Linux audio, this is about ability to read… And, IMHO, this forum is for real questions.
rghvdberg wrote:oh wait, clicking on those pics at the homepage opens up the relevant page describing the apps bundled with kxstudio
Hell yes! That's what I am talking about: there's no way to skip it except intentionally ignoring it.
You know, guys (and possibly girls), there's a culture behind Open Source in general. The main principle is not “what can I
get from the community?”, it's “what can I
give to the community?”. Be it bug reports, new code, translations, feature requests, donations, manual pages, tutorials, word of mouth, showcases—this is mostly irrelevant. This only does need to be of use, not like headache or annoyance. This is what Open Source is about, if in short. A collaborative
effort. FalkTX, who is the father of KXStudio, put a huge one into Linux audio, including writing that description on main page of his awesome project's site. Why is it being so blatantly ignored? He doesn't deserve it by any means. He deserves something more like a memorial statue for his huge work, somehow both used and discarded by some random dude.