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| =====Who created KXStudio and for what purpose?===== | =====Who created KXStudio and for what purpose?===== |
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| As a distribution or OS, KXStudio is largely based upon Ubuntu which is one of the most popular variants of GNU/Linux. Ubuntu has a parent company called Canonical which has employees working on Ubuntu as well as the help of its large community of users and developers plus an increasing number of third party commercial software companies offering software or support for Ubuntu. Being based upon Ubuntu, KXStudio is compatible with Ubuntu software and resources. | The KXStudio distribution is based upon Ubuntu, one of the most popular variants of the GNU/Linux operating systems. Ubuntu is itself developed by a company called Canonical along with an extended global community of users and developers. An increasing number of third party software companies also offer software and support. While this manual focuses on installing KXStudio as a complete system, the KXStudio software repositories can also be added as a supplement to any Ubuntu- or Debian-based system. |
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| Seeing a need for better audio/video integration in the system, a talented young Portuguese developer known online as falkTX decided to improve the management and ease of use of various audio sub-systems and related software. To reach that goal, he created the KXStudio project which is closely related to his Cadence suite of tools, the Carla plugin host, and the DISTRHO audio plugins. falkTX puts an incredible amount of time and effort into creating and supporting these and has also assisted in improving numerous other FLOSS projects. If you appreciate his ongoing hard work he would be grateful for any contributions you can make via http://kxstudio.sourceforge.net/Donations . Thank you! | |
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| | KXStudio began when a talented young Portuguese developer known online as falkTX saw the need for Ubuntu to have better management tools and software compilation for audio-related work. Over the years, falkTX's work has expanded to cover the base KXStudio project, the related suite of audio tools known as Cadence, the Carla plugin host, and the DISTRHO audio plugins. falkTX puts an incredible amount of time and effort into creating and supporting these and has also assisted in improving numerous other FLOSS projects. If you appreciate his ongoing hard work he would be grateful for any contributions you can make via http://kxstudio.sourceforge.net/Donations . Thank you! |
| =====How does KXStudio differ from MS Windows or Mac OS X?===== | =====How does KXStudio differ from MS Windows or Mac OS X?===== |
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