> On Sun, Dec 01, 2013 at 09:27:52PM +0100, wempwer@xxxxxxxxx wrote: >On Sun, Dec 01, 2013 at 09:16:28PM +0200, D.T.au wrote: >> hello, >> >> most of the examples you are giving are not about alsa but about other sound architectures that build on top of that, and software. >> i think you might want to do some reading, e.g. here: >> http://tuxradar.com/content/how-it-works-linux-audio-explained >> maybe you'll notice that the writer of this article is critical, like you, but not complaining. >> i really don't understand the complaining tone you are using; >> there's nothing wrong with opening a config file and editing a few settings. >> btw, if you have 2 soundcards you can also set the default permanently, so it becomes hw:0,0 again. > >Nope. There is something wrong if your system doesn't work out of the >box because something is broken by someone in some place. True. But your statement is sort of like saying the wheel is engineered incorrectly, when the wheel merrily missing lug nuts. (Likely your distribution flavor has a bug, requiring fixing. Quite common, especially with Debian. ;-) >> >> i feel like reacting to your last sentence but i won't. >> but maybe you'd like to read this: >> http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm > >You don't need to tell me that Linux != Windows. Personally, I don't >dream about Linux being another Windows in terms of popularity but >your attitude shown above makes it worse for all of us. -- Roger http://rogerx.freeshell.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349351&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user