http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/12/13/2053255 :
" Fixing sound suckage One of the priorities coming out of DAM3 is fixing the sound experience on the Linux desktop. Sound is a mess on the Linux desktop, and developers are finally starting to turn their attention to clearing up the muddle. McQuillan says, "By far, the most important thing coming out of DAM3 was the understanding that we need the audio/multimedia system to finally settle down and adopt a single robust API." This doesn't mean starting from scratch. McQuillan says the idea will be to start with an existing API "and add the missing pieces. "ISVs and ISDs [independent software developers] shouldn't be confused by the myriad of choices of APIs that do one thing or a couple of things while missing something else. A single well-designed API is where we need to be." What that API will be is still up in the air. The plan now is to organize another meeting exclusively about audio by the spring. According to Neary, "You need the application writers (like Helix, OpenWengo, Audacity, MPlayer, Xine), the framework writers (GStreamer, Phonon, PulseAudio, JACK, PortAudio), and the low-level people working with the sound cards (ALSA, OSS, et al.) to get together and define what the sound APIs need to do." Neary also says that they will be putting together a mailing list "in the near future," and that he expects "to see improvement in the sound situation within a year." ". -- Visit my http://appsfromscratch.berlios.de/ open source project. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
