On 18 April 2013, at 20:32, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > ... > (i) It's a "sound server", a description I don't understand. What does > it _do_? Why do I want it? It seems to be an unnecessary layer of fat > between sound applications and the kernel.
If you don't understand the term "sound server" you probably shouldn't be using Gentoo. When I'm watching a YouTube video I still want to hear my email client go bing or my chat program alert me of my buddy coming online. That's not possible if my web-browser has a hard-wired path into my soundcard and ain't letting go. Stroller.
