[MPlayer-dev-eng] [patch] prefer ALSA over OSS

Brett Goulder predatorfreak at dcaf-security.org
Thu May 3 20:56:23 CEST 2007


On Thu, 3 May 2007 09:48:03 -0400
Rich Felker wrote:

> On Thu, May 03, 2007 at 06:15:54AM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > On Wed, May 02, 2007 at 11:17:24PM -0400, Compn wrote:
> > > On Wed, 02 May 2007 22:52:21 -0400, Rich Felker scribed:
> > > 
> > > >Not deluded at all. I don't expect them to magically ditch ALSA
> > > >crap tomorrow, but I do know that preservation of features
> > > >slated for removal is contingent on software using those
> > > >features and a vocal community to stand behind them. The OSS
> > > >API, being _THE_ portable
> > > 
> > > you guys should take this fight to the lkml.
> > > 
> > > :)
> > 
> > I doubt this would make sense:
> > 
> > It's unlikely that anyone is able to achieve anything regarding the 
> > Linux kernel with fighting for OSS today.
> > 
> > There are right times for achieving something, and sometimes the
> > right times are in the past.
> 
> The right time to do the right thing is always now.
> 
> Moreover, your opinion as an ALSA supporter/pusher does not have much
> validity in this conversation.
> 

..... Did you honestly just say that because he supports/likes ALSA, he
cannot contribute to the conversation at hand?

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