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'evening, Stroller. |
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On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 09:02:36PM +0100, Stroller wrote: |
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> On 18 April 2013, at 20:32, Alan Mackenzie wrote: |
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> > (i) It's a "sound server", a description I don't understand. What does |
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> > it _do_? Why do I want it? It seems to be an unnecessary layer of fat |
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> > between sound applications and the kernel. |
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> If you don't understand the term "sound server" you probably shouldn't |
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> be using Gentoo. |
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:-) |
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> When I'm watching a YouTube video I still want to hear my email client |
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> go bing or my chat program alert me of my buddy coming online. |
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> That's not possible if my web-browser has a hard-wired path into my |
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> soundcard and ain't letting go. |
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Thanks for the explanation, I'm beginning to understand what "sound |
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server" means. It's a sort of mixer, isn't it? |
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My email client (over an ssh session) goes bleep via my PC's internal |
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speaker, which I hear even when the other sound system is being used. |
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> Stroller. |
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Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany). |
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