From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 22 13:17:36 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 53D2216A41B for ; Sun, 22 Jul 2007 13:17:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B48013C45E for ; Sun, 22 Jul 2007 13:17:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 20500 invoked from network); 22 Jul 2007 08:17:36 -0500 Received: from 203-206-233-219.dyn.iinet.net.au (HELO localhost) (203.206.233.219) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 22 Jul 2007 08:17:35 -0500 Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 23:17:30 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome To: FreeBSD Multimedia ML Message-ID: <20070722231730.717d5472@localhost> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 2.10.0 (GTK+ 2.10.14; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: 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: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 13:17:36 -0000 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/ ? 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.... thanks in advance for your explanations! B _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome "I've dirtied my hands writing poetry, for the sake of seduction; that is, for the sake of a useful cause." Dostoevsky I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned.