aRts needs to be replaced (was Re: Disabling aRts in knotify)

[Maksim Orlovich]

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, Alexander Neundorf wrote:
> I agree 100%
>
> For almost all needs there is no sound server required. Decoding and adjusting
> volumes can be done *perfectly* with libs. Why should the api become harder
> if it is a in-process-lib compared to an out-of-process daemon ?

Well, but it's not as simple as you make it. Please consider the case of
synchronizing video w/audio when audio must be played by a sound-server
due to a soundcard w/o multiple inputs. In this case, either decoded video
must be pumped to the server, or one has to be very careful about doing
clock synchronization accross two different apps. Anyway, the bottom line:
please, no blanket statements like this, until you have a solution to
every single difficulty that arises.