On Sun, 14 Jun 2009, Gabriel M. Beddingfield wrote:
> Brent Busby wrote:
>>
>> PortAudio:
>
> Isn't PortAudio an API... not a sound server?
Could be. I'm still on Debian etch, so I don't have it yet whatever it
is. Question is though, is it really necessary? Or is it benign enough
that it can be safely allowed regardless?
>> Arts ("artsd"):
>>
>> I already have some doubts about eliminating this one, at least in any
>> system that hopes to have a KDE desktop available. Even if we don't need
>> it per se, KDE seems (at least to a naive user like me) to be deeply wedded
>> to it. There are even direct mentions of artsd setup in
>
> FWIW.... aRts is needed for KDE 3, but has been removed for KDE 4. It is
> replaced by Phonon. From what I gather, Phonon is more of an API (like
> PortAudio) than a sound server (like aRts). However, it is able to be
> configured with different backends (libxine, gstreamer, NMM, and Helix are
> listed).
Okay, thanks for the info. By the way, is KDE 4 still a mess (as I keep
hearing), or should all the fear and loathing subside now?
(Still wondering about possible effects of global banning of esd...)
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