On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 12:37:15AM +0300, Sviatoslav Chagaev wrote: > > My impression is that the opposite is true on tech@: if you don't have > a diff -- it's just empty, useless talk and you shouldn't post if you > don't have a diff. > Besides, looking from an ordinary Joe User viewpoint, I don't think > there is anything that could convince me that aucat is presently > appropriatly handling the task of being a system sound server. > (Alexandre already gave me enough information about why things are > the way they are; I don't see any problem in making everyone > happy, the Joe Users who want the sound system to "just work" and > advanced audio-philes who require advanced features and precision > control) > >
I have to disagree, there are not very many Joe Users using OpenBSD. I am thrilled about the new sound system. It does "Just Work", as long as you bother to read the Man pages, FAQ's and even ask questions. When I started using OpenBSD, I found even getting sound to play on certain DVD's a real challenge. Now, no problem. When I found I had special problems with a crappy Soundblaster card, I asked questions and found out about experimental work, which I used to fix my sound problem. -v is now standard. Have good ideas? Great. But don't tell me to be a Joe User. I hate Joe Users. They can go away. Chris Bennett
