PulseAudio and sound apps (was: Re: Orphaning a few packages)

[Orcan Ogetbil]

On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 11:20 AM, Bill Nottingham wrote:
> Orcan Ogetbil said:
>> I also believe that PulseAudio is a cancer, and it is growing. Even if
>> we are going to lose a leg to get rid of this cancer, we should do it
>> NOW. Otherwise it will spread and become irrevocable. The topic of the
>> discussion should be: How can we get rid of PulseAudio? How can we ban
>> this project for the good of humanity?
>
> Ban this project for the good of humanity?
>

Indeed.

> You know, one way to ensure you're not taken seriously is to elevate
> a few thousand lines of C code to something that needs to be exterminated
> for the future of the human race.

Maybe not directly. But having a broken audio server as a default is a
show stopper. It is a repellent for new people. And allowing it will
infect the Linux experience of everyone. I hope you got my point.


Orcan