system-config-soundcard: why?

[Dave Jones]

On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 04:48:02PM -0400, Bill Nottingham wrote:
 > I see this in the default install - I'm wondering why this needs to be
 > there.
 > 
 > >From looking over it:
 > 
 > 1) it writes ordering lines to modprobe.conf that will cause problems in
 > the event of hotplug
 > 2) it offers to reload the audio drivers, which will *never* work in a
 > standard desktop install with a mixer running (and then tells users
 > to reboot afterwards!)
 > 3) it has 'Apply' buttons, yet also 'Restore Configuration Files' and
 > 'Reset configuration files', which are instant-action
 > 4) its 'Reset configuration files' actually resets them to a state different
 > from that of a default install
 > 5) it runs *AS ROOT*, complete with GUI, when such permissions aren't
 > needed to play sounds
 > 6) there is already a 'Sound Preferences' in the desktop, which allows
 > users to select their default playback & capture devices, and test sounds
 > 
 > So, why do we need this in the default install?

Once upon a time it was useful for configuring ISA sound cards.
Nowadays I don't think it even does that.

	Dave

-- 
http://www.codemonkey.org.uk