Fate of PulseAudio in WINE

Jerome Leclanche adys.wh at gmail.com
Tue Jun 16 06:41:26 CDT 2009


On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Roderick
Colenbrander<thunderbird2k at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think a lot of issues can already be fixed without requiring a new driver.

One of the problems is, every time one of these issues is brought up,
we hear people complaining "But Pulseaudio should be a drop-in
replacement! We shouldn't have to change our code".
There is a major (and irritating) circle of blaming that comes up
every time the subject of PA is brought up. If anything should be
fixed first, it's the attitude people have with it.

I'm not going to argue with designs; I'm no sound developer. I don't
like PA, it's way too unstable still; the only reason I use it is
because of a pair of USB headphones which don't work properly under
ALSA.
If issues can be fixed without requiring a new driver, they definitely
should be. What is irritating is the "Just don't use Pulse" attitude
some people have.
Both most recently Scott Richie and Arthur Taylor, and also other
earlier authors, have done really great efforts on what is perceived
as a "problem with wine" -- *nevermind* whose fault it actually is --
and none of this should be shrugged off with a "What's the point? This
won't ever be accepted". Have some respect.

Jerome

PS. This is not directed towards anyone in particular.

-- 
J. Leclanche



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