From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 23 09:02:30 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 C03E716A418 for ; Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:02:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from alexander@leidinger.net) Received: from redbull.bpaserver.net (redbullneu.bpaserver.net [213.198.78.217]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 761F913C428 for ; Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:02:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from alexander@leidinger.net) Received: from outgoing.leidinger.net (p54A570BD.dip.t-dialin.net [84.165.112.189]) by redbull.bpaserver.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C4B92E139; Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:02:22 +0200 (CEST) Received: from webmail.leidinger.net (webmail.Leidinger.net [192.168.1.102]) by outgoing.leidinger.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFACE5B5999; Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:00:09 +0200 (CEST) Received: (from www@localhost) by webmail.leidinger.net (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id l6N909aO078168; Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:00:09 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from pslux.cec.eu.int (pslux.cec.eu.int [158.169.9.14]) by webmail.leidinger.net (Horde MIME library) with HTTP; Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:00:09 +0200 Message-ID: <20070723110009.w7szemgpsg80k804@webmail.leidinger.net> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:00:09 +0200 From: Alexander Leidinger To: Norberto Meijome References: <20070722231730.717d5472@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20070722231730.717d5472@localhost> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.1.4) / FreeBSD-7.0 X-BPAnet-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-BPAnet-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-BPAnet-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-15.4, required 8, autolearn=not spam, BAYES_00 -15.00, DKIM_POLICY_SIGNSOME 0.00, RDNS_DYNAMIC 0.10, SMILEY -0.50) X-BPAnet-MailScanner-From: alexander@leidinger.net X-Spam-Status: No 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 09:02:30 -0000 Quoting Norberto Meijome (from Sun, 22 Jul 2007 =20 23:17:30 +1000): > Hello list, > I've been wondering for a little while what is the lineage of =20 > FreeBSD's kernel sound support . I couldn't find any reference to it =20 > in the Handbook... RTFM welcome :) > > I get it isn't ALSA related. I've read that we use the Open Sound =20 > System...how does this relate to http://opensound.com/ ? FreeBSD supports/provides/uses the OSS API, but not the opensound code =20 itself. At some point in time in the past what we had in FreeBSD was =20 similar to what OSS was at that time, but since then the code behind =20 the API diverged. You can use OSS itself if you want (it's available =20 in the ports collection). > Also, if I understand this correctly, the kernel 'adheres' to a =20 > standard (OSS), and then @ the user level we can run things like =20 > esd, artsd ,etc right? which simply add another API for other apps =20 > to push their noisy bits down our speakers.... Yes. Bye, Alexander. --=20 http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID =3D B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID =3D 72077137