On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:06:38 -0700 (PDT) Bill Unruh <unruh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > There was no choice. OSS was a) proprietary, and b) neglected. If Linux wanted > sound something else had to be done. That OSS has come roaring back is great. > Competition is always good to spur both sides to do better. > There _was_ a choice - to implement audio in the framework of network drivers. As I see it, there is _no_ conceptual difference between audio and network - in both cases there is receive/capture and transmit/playback. In both cases the receive/capture process is initialized by the device, not by the CPU. In both cases there can be different speeds/rates. Regards, Sergei. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
