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On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 1:43 PM, pk <peterk2@××××××××.se> wrote: |
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> I think you need to take a closer look; it does support a lot of |
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> "modern" parts of the "stack" (as you call it); it's just focused on the |
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> things that matters (for an embedded system). It is the mindset that I'm |
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> after; it seems even kernel developers are thinking "oh, we have so much |
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> memory here so it doesn't matter if we use a few GB here" (yes, I'm |
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> exaggerating). Intel and AMD can't increase the clocks anymore so |
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> they've started to throw more hardware on the ever increasing demand for |
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> computing power... there will be a time when the "bloat" will take it's |
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> toll on more users. |
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The kernel configuration process is actually very nice and very easy. |
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You an remove any features you don't want or need. (I'm referring to, |
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e.g. menuconfig. I haven't really used genkernel) |
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The first time's the hardest. After you know what parts you need for a |
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given box, it's easy. |
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>> Many of us actually like the modern features of the kernel, glibc, |
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>> udev, dbus, systemd, pulseaudio, glib, X.org, GStreamer, Gtk+ and |
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> There's a lot of people that like Windows 7 and MacOS X too, I hear. |
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> What the ultimate goal (in my view) for systemd, pulseaudio etc. seems |
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> to be is to mimic (poorly) the mentioned OS's. |
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FWIW, PulseAudio predates Windows Vista, Windows 7, even MacOS X. I |
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ran it on a 200MHz machine back when it was called Enlightenment Sound |
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Daemon. |
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With as much as I've poked at PulseAudio, I'd have to say I like it |
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better than I like the Vista/Win7 implementation of sound daemons. |
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There's probably not much one can do with PA that one couldn't do with |
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jackd, which is probably better in terms of latency, but I never got |
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around to learning jackd. |
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> The Linux kernel, glibc and X I "like", udev used to be nice (well, my |
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> currently installed version works fine), the rest is redundant (more or |
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> less) - in my view (particularly pulseaudio & systemd); I really don't |
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> understand what problems they are solving. |
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While I was using PA (I'm not, currently), it was nice for being able |
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to monitor and tune the volume levels of individual programs. That can |
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be important when trying to manage two different VOIP apps, video |
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games and Pandora at the same time. |
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