You don't know your place.
<zeurk...@volny.cz> wrote: > Morning Theo, > > theo wrote: > > Alexandre Ratchov <a...@caoua.org> wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> mixerctl is still the appropriate tool here, sndioctl is not inteded > >> to be run as root. > >> > >> usbhidaction runs as root, given /dev/uhidN permissions, it's clearly > >> not intended to run "high level" user commands. For instance it makes > >> no sense to run "audiocious -u" when Pause/Play key is hit, it's the > >> similar for sndioctl. The mixerctl utility remains for such "low > >> level" use cases. > > > > Since all audio control methods are now available inside sndioctl, I > > have a hard time seeing why mixerctl has to remain. > > sndiod(8) may not even be running. A simple mixer set operation becomes > an exercise in complexity. If you really want relative simplicitly: > implementing loopback audio devices would seem to be a start. It's been > done w/ midi(4), why not w/ audio(4)? > > >> Any program using sndiod is intended to be used one user at a time for > >> obvious privacy reasons, this is quickly explained in the last > >> section of sndio(7). > > > > What are the chances that isn't the user on the USB bus? > > > > Requiring people to use doas? Honestly, I find that offensive. > > Me, too. </AOL>. > > --zeurkous. > > -- > Friggin' Machines!
