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