PulseAudio Question

[Dax Solomon Umaming]

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Michael Haney wrote:
> I don't need support, I'm actually curious if anyone knows why
> Canonical decided to go with PulseAudio in Ubuntu over ALSA in Hardy
> and Intrepid.  Does anyone know the answer?  When PulseAudio was
> implemented in Hardy there weren't a lot of Linux apps that supported
> it because it was so new.

Actually, Pulseaudio was preferred over ALSA on new audio equipment. And
there was a consensus to use Pulseaudio to "fix audio mess once and for
all"[1]

[1] https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/cleanup-audio-jumble

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Dax Solomon Umaming
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