From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 23 14:37:32 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C96E516A41B for ; Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:37:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from julian@elischer.org) Received: from outX.internet-mail-service.net (outX.internet-mail-service.net [216.240.47.247]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B423813C457 for ; Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:37:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from julian@elischer.org) Received: from mx0.idiom.com (HELO idiom.com) (216.240.32.160) by out.internet-mail-service.net (qpsmtpd/0.32) with ESMTP; Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:24:04 -0700 Received: from julian-mac.elischer.org (home.elischer.org [216.240.48.38]) by idiom.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 065B4125A2A; Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:24:03 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <46A4BA24.2070806@elischer.org> Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:24:36 -0700 From: Julian Elischer User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 (Macintosh/20070604) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Alexander Leidinger References: <20070722231730.717d5472@localhost> <20070723110009.w7szemgpsg80k804@webmail.leidinger.net> In-Reply-To: <20070723110009.w7szemgpsg80k804@webmail.leidinger.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD Multimedia ML Subject: Re: FreeBSD's sound system lineage.... X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:37:32 -0000 Alexander Leidinger wrote: > Quoting Norberto Meijome (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. >