On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 12:58 AM, Ryan Oram <r...@infinityos.net> wrote: > I apologize if I was frank, but problem with PulseAudio is that it > does not always work with existing code.
Such is the pain of new code. We face this continually in ALSA and PulseAudio alike, and I don't see how any new framework can be devoid of such pain. > Before OSS4 is implemented in infinityOS, I will make sure that > everything works out of the box with the OSS4 audio system. It will be What are your test plans for forward compatibility (which is the single largest pain for ALSA)? > subject to a considerable amount of testing. This is partly to > maintain 100% binary compatibility with Ubuntu. I wish for infinityOS > to continue to work with the Ubuntu repos and PPAs as I feel > duplication of effort is unnecessary. Leaving aside the nontrivial decision of selecting which PPAs to maintain compatibility with, it's worth noting that you'll be facing a moving target. Which Ubuntu releases do you intend to support in terms of compatibility? Finally, maintaining 100% compatibility is unrealistic. By virtue of using OSS instead of ALSA, you've already increased the test surface enormously such that you'll need to modify certain base packages (if you intend to do things in a manner consistent with Debian Policy). Best, -Dan -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
