Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:00:09 +0200 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> To: Norberto Meijome <freebsd@meijome.net> Cc: FreeBSD Multimedia ML <freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD's sound system lineage.... Message-ID: <20070723110009.w7szemgpsg80k804@webmail.leidinger.net> In-Reply-To: <20070722231730.717d5472@localhost> References: <20070722231730.717d5472@localhost>
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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.... Yes. Bye, Alexander. -- http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID = B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID = 72077137
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