On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 02:01:02PM -0700, 4625 wrote:
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> On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:01:49 +0000 Jacob Meuser wrote:
> 
> > > > But, I'd like to have hard technicaly data to demonstrate that
> > > > while Linux and FreeBSD may scale to a gazillion CPUs and
> > > > PetaBytes of Memory that OpenBSD makes a fine firewall or desktop
> > > > or mail server, etc and point out that the old article so many
> > > > people cite is indeed *old*.
> > > 
> > > Firewall and mail server - may be. But desktop would not be so fine.
> > 
> > > 3) Also try to find thread with subject '/usr/ports/audio/timidity'
> > > in ports@openbsd.*** archive.
> > 
> > I think your problem can be traced to the different default voices.
> I've test timidity with a different sound fonts and with the same
> config, like I have one in FreeBSD, on the same PC.

this is the frst time you ever said anything about what patches you're
using, which is why I never took your report seriously.

I wonder if FreeBSD's patch-playmidi would make any difference.
busted reverb could sound like missed samples.

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> > btw, FreeBSD doesn't support multichannel audio.
> Don't know do I really need multichannel.

maybe you don't.  but for me, multichannel audio is more important
for a desktop than some busted old software midi player.

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> But I'm sure, I should boot
> FreeBSD-4.11 to listen midi files.

or you could use a less ancient midi player.

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