Sound and F10 release

[Dennis J.]

On 10/21/2008 05:25 PM, Rex Dieter wrote:
> Antonio M wrote:
>
>> I wonder whether for the official release of F10 I will get a decent
>> sound system on my boxes....pulseaudio seems a problem, not an asset.
>
> How is this comment relevant or constructive to a *testing* list?
>
> That said, for me it's not pa, it seems to be the underlying drivers at
> issue, ie, PA is an easy target to blame for any/all audio issues.

The Problem is that we need some sort of offical policy on what to do when 
sound works with plain alsa but not with pulseaudio. In that case blaming 
pulseaudio results in a "it's really the alsa drivers that are the problem" 
response but you can't really blame it on alsa because using just plain 
alsa works fine.

It's obvious that the specific interaction between pulseaudio and alsa is 
the problem in these cases but if neither of the stakeholders feel 
particular responsible for addressing the issue then I don't see how this 
will ever get resolved.

Regards,
   Dennis