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| From: | Stroller <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk> | ||
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| To: | gentoo-user@l.g.o | ||
| Subject: | Re: [gentoo-user] Removing pulseaudio | ||
| Date: | Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:03:42 | ||
| Message-Id: | 3ABB284D-A1E7-4C54-A251-C3AE04A5BBA6@stellar.eclipse.co.uk | ||
| In Reply to: | [gentoo-user] Removing pulseaudio by Alan Mackenzie |
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| 1 | On 18 April 2013, at 20:32, Alan Mackenzie wrote: |
| 2 | > ... |
| 3 | > (i) It's a "sound server", a description I don't understand. What does |
| 4 | > it _do_? Why do I want it? It seems to be an unnecessary layer of fat |
| 5 | > between sound applications and the kernel. |
| 6 | |
| 7 | If you don't understand the term "sound server" you probably shouldn't be using Gentoo. |
| 8 | |
| 9 | When I'm watching a YouTube video I still want to hear my email client go bing or my chat program alert me of my buddy coming online. |
| 10 | |
| 11 | That's not possible if my web-browser has a hard-wired path into my soundcard and ain't letting go. |
| 12 | |
| 13 | Stroller. |
| Subject | Author |
|---|---|
| Re: [Bulk] Re: [gentoo-user] Removing pulseaudio | Kevin Chadwick <ma1l1ists@××××××××.uk> |
| Re: [gentoo-user] Removing pulseaudio | Alan Mackenzie <acm@×××.de> |
| Re: [gentoo-user] Removing pulseaudio | Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com> |