Re: [linux-audio-dev] One API for everything (first draft)

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] One API for everything (first draft)
From: Abramo Bagnara (abramo_AT_alsa-project.org)
Date: Sat May 19 2001 - 09:25:53 EEST

Karl MacMillan wrote:
>
> > > Other bonus of a single API are:
> > > - component reuse
> > > - greater flexybility
> > > - true modularity
> > > - etc. (we've analyzed deeply that in previous postings)
> >
> > Agreed, these are usually good things.
> >
>
> These are good goals, but using one api for two tasks (hardware access and
> inter-process communication) does not necessarily help this.

My API does not implement inter-process communication. It makes it
feasible, it's very different.

> I agree with this. It seems like you have an analogy in mind that I don't
> quite understand (even after your other mail about the gears). Some more
> explicit documentation would help me understood the goals and strengths of
> your api.

I'll try to find the time to write something more asap. 

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It sounds good!

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