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

[Attila Kinali]

On Fri, 4 May 2007 03:45:20 +0400
Vladimir Mosgalin <mosgalin at VM10124.spb.edu> wrote:

> I was talking about the usual system where /dev/dsp device ownership is
> changed to the first user who logged it. If someone at your home logged
> in in console, you won't be able to get audio device ownership after
> logging in X. 

On what fucking brocken system are you working?
My /dev/dsp belongst to root.audio, and it stays at
root.audio no matter who logs in.


> Well, other hacks around this problem exist, like "audio"
> group and such, but they all are just a hacks made in order to stop unix
> rights system interfering with desire to play music.

Uhmm.. this is not a hack, but designed like this.
Have you ever tried to understand the unix rights management?

			Attila Kinali

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