Dev Mazumdar wrote: >> As far as I'm aware, gstreamer sits higher in the >> stack than >> PulseAudio, so GNOME distros that use PulseAudio >> still have to use >> gstreamer as well. > > True, but Gstremer can also directly control audio elements. It seems > abundantly clear Pulse Audio is being developed only for ALSA and Linux and > the developer has no intentions to develop for anything else. > > With a few improvements in GStreamer's mixer panel and audio device > configurator, you can provide a better usability experience for Solaris than > Pulse Audio on ALSA.
More importantly, I think Apple and Microsoft both have demonstrated the importance of having a well-integrated, supported, and high-performance audio solution as part of the operating system instead of relying on third-parties to add it. Cheers, -- Shawn Walker
