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State of Sound Development On Linux Not So Sorry After All
An anonymous reader writes "There have been past claims by Adobe and others that development on Linux is a jungle, particularly with regards to audio. However today, the author of the popular 'The Sorry State of Sound in Linux' has posted a follow up showing Adobe's claims to be FUD, as well as being a good update on where OSS and ALSA are holding today, and why PulseAudio isn't a good idea."
I commend you for at least customizing your troll to the story. So few bother these days.
Linux has no reason for such a core feature to be so lacking, let alone for a feature to get *worse* in time.
"Yes, Linux audio sucks."
No it doesn't - it works for me. You're an idiot and/or a Microsoft astroturfer.
"If nothing else, we have three common and incompatible APIs to perform a single tasks,"
Choice is good. More choice is better. Duh. Don't you read Slashdot?
"and none of them are definitively better than the others."
Wrong. Sound system A > B and C. Sound system B > A and C. and Sound system C > A and B. A survey of the comments in this story will clearly back that up.
"For comparison, FreeBSD..."
Ok now you've done it. A GNU Strike Team is heading to your location right now.
At least get your zealotry straight.
The "bearded GNU freaks" wouldn't dare touch World of Warcraft. It's proprietary! It certainly isn't "Free as in Freedom"!
Don't thank God, thank a doctor!
LOL!
Every 'bearded GNU freak' has two machines:
1. And ideologically pure Linux machine that he posts +5 Insightful diatribes calling for blood with the smallest hint of GNU copyright infringing stories.
2. An unspoken Windows box that he plays World of Warcraft and other games on while downloading hundreds of gigs of copyright infringing music on.
I upgraded to Jaunty and expected a lot of trouble.
Where is my audio trouble? I was promised audio trouble. Where is it?
The trolls said that I my sound wouldn't work anymore. What happened?
A Pirate and a Puritan look the same on a balance sheet.
We've come a long way, baby.
Don't call me baby! I've seen you sluting around with those tramps ALSA and OSS! Do you think I wouldn't find out!? You said you were done with them but now I know you were lying. I'm going home to mother's house! See you in court!
These posts express my own personal views, not those of my employer
Sheesh, the guy has *one* thing in his life that gives him joy, and you guys have to go and spoil it. Perhaps you could show a bit more courtesy if he ever brings up mounting/unmounting filesystems on the fly...