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 =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
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