maintainer-feedback requested: [Bug 258579] audio/kmix consider making multimedia/kdemultimedia not dependent upon KMix

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Bug 258579: audio/kmix consider making multimedia/kdemultimedia not dependent
upon KMix
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=258579



--- Description ---
KMix seems to be indirectly problematic in cases such as these: 

<https://forums.FreeBSD.org/threads/80412/post-524012> where I chose to force
deletion of KMix, then create and register a fake manifest to prevent
reinstallation; 

<https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/75044/> involving a headset and a USB
switch. 

Thoughts
========

On one hand: a logical response to this bug report might be, refrain from
installing multimedia/kdemultimedia (instead: perform installation of discrete
packages). 

On the other hand: logically, a person should not encounter such difficulties
with audio – with or without USB. 

Given real-world difficulties with audio/USB, can multimedia/kdemultimedia be
changed to _not_ depend upon KMix? 

At least, until difficulties can be more easily worked around or resolved. 

TIA