[App_rpt-users] Raspberry pi status

[David McGough]

Hi Steve,

No, that's not what I was implying. Jim and others have provided some 
wonderful software that is capable of exceedingly good audio and 
performance. Most users start out with a fairly modern PC and ACID, or 
similar. That experience "sets the bar" for what they expect from AllStar.

We, as developers, when saying on a mailing list that something works 
great, must remember that the PC is the benchmark we must compare against.

So, in my experience, have I been able to duplicate PC performance in any
way (SimpleUSB, etc.) on a model B PI using a URI interface?  No, I have
not. But, does that mean it's not possible: Not at all.....But, I am a 30
year experienced embedded developer. If it's not working for me, others
might have a similar frustration. We just have to be careful how we sell a 
platforms capability to other users.

But, please do keep experimenting! Having multiple low-cost boards to 
choose from would be fantastic! As I've said before, the future is bright!


73, David KB4FXC




On Fri, 6 Feb 2015, Steve  Zingman wrote:

> 
> snip:
>  >Anyhow, where I'm going with this is that AllStar certainly needs
>  >enthusiastic developers! But, we developers must remember that we have
>  >a responsibility to make sure less experienced users don't fall into a
>  >disappointing situation where they waste a few weeks of time only to 
>  >end up with an unacceptable result.
> 
> David,
> Are you suggesting that Jim close the SVN since a inexperienced 
> prospective user try to build asterisk himself and fail? Or someone 
> tries to install Acid on a i386? The possibilities are endless.
> 
> Your experience with a board may not be the same as mine. Over and over, 
> it seems the BBB people come across as thinking they are the only people 
> qualified to put out information or code to support AllStar.
> 
> I don't think that's the case.
> 
> 73, Steve N4IRS
> 
>