Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] MDK sound-RPMs troubles / Sound in Slackware?
From: Daniel James (daniel_AT_mondodesigno.com)
Date: Wed Apr 02 2003 - 12:10:22 EEST
> but from my experience at least,
> Mandrake's kernel is the most patched.
That could well be true, outside the specialist distros.
> At least RedHat's default kernels in
> RH8 have low latency.
I don't think a default kernel in a general purpose distro would ever satisfy
the serious audio user - too many conflicts with the needs of server owners?
I'm keen to give the Mandrake 9.1 multimedia kernel a go - looks like it's got
all the features we'd need, including capabilities.
> If you want to use the latest version of ALSA, you still need to have
> kernel sources and the like handy.
Sure, but most users are going to stick with whatever version comes with the
distro, if their soundcard works.
> I would rather have a
> vanilla kernel source for a default distro kernel, and patch it myself,
> rather than having a kernel pre-patched with stuff I won't want.
You can, because you know how - isn't free software great?
Cheers
Daniel
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