[ILUG] OOM discussion...

[Liam Bedford]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ilug-admin at linux.ie [mailto:ilug-admin at linux.ie]On Behalf Of
> Caolan McNamara
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>
> On 09.03.00, 16:09:26, Paul Jakma <paul.jakma at compaq.com> wrote
> regarding Re: [ILUG] OOM discussion...:
> > well-intentioned but ill-conceived ideas, we'd have in kernel sound
> mixing,
>
> <Mutter style="sullenly">still reckon that would be a good
> idea</Mutter>. Either way kernel space mixer or not I reckon we should
> be able to have a hundred sound apps all chirping along together. If I
> had the patience and money I'd hunt down every app that uses sound
> under linux, rewrite it for esd or "something" that does multiple
> mixing and network sound. Then beat the crap out of anyone who dares
> open /dev/audio, or even pretends to know of its existence. Fund
> development to combine the best of the existing network sound thingies
> and hire hitmen to set no anyone who thereafter creates a competing
> protocol.
Hmm.. you could do worse than look at the SB Live... it has hardware sound
mixing, which is enabled under the linux drivers (just keep opening
/dev/dsp)...
doesn't solve the NAS/ESD network audio problem, but at least you don't need
esd to do sound (unfortunately all the damn gnome programs insist on using
it,
and under Alpha Linux, esd is broken :()

However, playing multiple sounds, and still having xmms running in the
background
is fun.

L.