Mario Goebbels 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. > > Doesn't matter whether it's a third party or not in this case, IMO. It's > how it works in the open source world, I guess. The deal with ALSA and > PulseAudio is the same as with audio in the newer Windows releases. For > some reason, some folks figured they needed to hammer an userland mixer > between the applications and the kernel.
That doesn't make it right. I personally believe the sound system should be a well-integrated part of the base OS (or kernel); not an after-thought. ... > Network audio is a niche gimmick that introduces unnecessary complexity. I'm certain SunRay users would not agree ;) -- Shawn Walker
