Re:The X.Org Server Is Abandonware?
by account42 on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @09:57AM
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> As a footnote, ALSA was just about the last time this happened right, with it replacing OSS while maintaining compatibility.
Nah, even ALSA was a needless overcomplicated mess. They should have just built on top of the super simple /dev/dsp. Instead we got new incompatible APIs wile OSS apps were left with requiring exclusive access to your sound card.
Nah, even ALSA was a needless overcomplicated mess. They should have just built on top of the super simple /dev/dsp. Instead we got new incompatible APIs wile OSS apps were left with requiring exclusive access to your sound card.