On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 08:50:14AM -0600, Sarris, Chris wrote: > Paul, > thanks for the tips... Hey if 0.5.12a is Ancient, why does > www.alsa-project.org list it on the front page by the tittle "Stable" ?
Because its API hasn't changed in a loooong time, whereas 0.9.x still changes somewhat from time to time. 0.5.12 is not necessarily bug-free, and bugs in it are not likely to get much attention. But if it works for you, fine. Bear in mind that I am an end-user, so this is not any kind of official pronouncement. >I am > using in ONLY because of this. Should I be using the "Development" download? > ( 0.9.0rc1 )I don't want an Unstable driver. Please let me know, because I > am a LAN administrator deploying 15 Linux workstations and 5 Linux Servers > on Dell hardware in the middle of a Windows 2000 Corporate Enviroment with > more than 3,000 machines. I need to do this right the 1st time. I have just > gotten the 0.5.12a working and was planning to deploy this driver throughout > the 20 computers I oversee. Should I back up and test the 0.9.0rc1? If you were *developing* an alsa-compatible application, then I'd say go for 0.9 for sure. But since you're not, I'd say: Remember that 0.5 and 0.9 are *not* compatible. Apps built for one will not work with the other. So the question becomes: What applications do you need on these machines, and how will you be installing those applications? If using a package system, you'll probably want to stick with 0.5.12 since I don't think many distros have 0.9-compatible soundapp packages yet. If all your apps are oss-compatible, and you're just using alsa's oss emulation, then you're fine because they won't care which version of alsa you use as long as its oss-emulation works. The soundcards in those machines may have some bearing, too... if they're all the same as the one you have that's working, then you're golden. If some have soundcards that are only supported in 0.9x, then that dictates your choice. -- "Welcome to Muppet Labs, where the future is made - today!"
