Re: [gentoo-user] from Firefox52: NO pure ALSA?, WAS: Firefox 49.0 & Youtube... Audio: No

[Tom H]

On Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 1:35 PM, lee <lee@××××××××.de> wrote:
> Tom H <tomh0665@×××××.com> writes:
>> On Fri, Dec 23, 2016 at 9:07 PM, lee <lee@××××××××.de> wrote:
>>>
>>> How is that more reliable?
>>
>> It's more reliable than using the kernel's names because the names
>> won't change UNLESS there's kernel/driver/firmware change for that
>> NIC. I doubt that these changes occur that often. Perhaps someone else
>> knows.
>
> What happens more often: That a network card is replaced with a
> different one or that the software changes?

In my experience the former. But it's just my experience...

I've also not come across a kernel//driver/firmware change on a system.