ALSA [Was: Paris summit]

[Jeff Waugh]

<quote who="Lee Revell">

> > > Looks interesting.  What backend does it use by default - OSS or ALSA?
> > 
> > Either.
> 
> I'm sure it can use either, I was wondering which it uses by default.
> It's important - I see tons of bug reports on the ALSA lists from users
> who are using ALSA capable apps that default to OSS and thus block the
> soundcard.

We would (and have, in the past) set it up to use ALSA.

> Do you expect Pulse to be the default sound system in Edgy?

I don't know. I've packaged it, but not yet uploaded it - we'll see.

- Jeff

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