Hi Pieter,
Are you interested in joining the FFADO project? (short into: FFADO = new FreeBoB = drivers for FireWire Audio Interfaces / www.ffado.org).
I have absolutely zero experience in firewire audio and firewire in general to be honest, but the project does sound interesting.
To be frank/direct here, I think that ALSA is better 'completed' with FFADO support than with driver support for obsolete cards. But of course I'm a little biased here :).
Be as Frank as you want, I totally agree with you :) The thing is, I have limited time and experience (I have written one ALSA driver). Although supporting older hardware doesn't bring a whole lot to the project, it does provide me with a training ground so I can be of greater use in the future. I can work at my own pace on an area that nobody else will be working on. I can improve my skills without stepping on other people's toes.
Your project sounds interesting but I don't feel I have the knowledge to keep up on a project like this. This is why I'm messing around with this stuff, so that I can do some 'real work' some day soon ;)
regards, Ash
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