Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:24:36 -0700 From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> Cc: FreeBSD Multimedia ML <freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD's sound system lineage.... Message-ID: <46A4BA24.2070806@elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <20070723110009.w7szemgpsg80k804@webmail.leidinger.net> References: <20070722231730.717d5472@localhost> <20070723110009.w7szemgpsg80k804@webmail.leidinger.net>
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Alexander Leidinger wrote: > Quoting Norberto Meijome <freebsd@meijome.net> (from Sun, 22 Jul 2007 > 23:17:30 +1000): > >> Hello list, >> I've been wondering for a little while what is the lineage of >> FreeBSD's kernel sound support . I couldn't find any reference to it >> in the Handbook... RTFM welcome :) >> >> I get it isn't ALSA related. I've read that we use the Open Sound >> System...how does this relate to http://opensound.com/ ? > > FreeBSD supports/provides/uses the OSS API, but not the opensound code > itself. At some point in time in the past what we had in FreeBSD was > similar to what OSS was at that time, but since then the code behind the > API diverged. You can use OSS itself if you want (it's available in the > ports collection). > >> Also, if I understand this correctly, the kernel 'adheres' to a >> standard (OSS), and then @ the user level we can run things like esd, >> artsd ,etc right? which simply add another API for other apps to push >> their noisy bits down our speakers.... > The OSS people have offered us the use (from memory) of their ALSA<->OSS shim library. It would be nice if one of the sound people would talk to them and see if the offer still stands. > Yes. > > Bye, > Alexander. >
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