Re: kernel sound

[Sam Simpson <nospam [at] freenet.co.uk>]

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From: zzzz <zzzz [at] zapata.freeserve.co.uk>
To: <sheflug [at] listbot.com>
Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 1:36 AM
Subject: Re: kernel sound

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> Paul Sims wrote:
> >
> > sheflug - http://www.sheflug.co.uk
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> > > > Next opportunity I get, I'm getting rid of RedHat. I just had
sndconfig
> > > screw my
> > > > sound up. I hit cancel, and instead of doing nothing it half mangled
> > > conf.modules
> > > > and isapnp.conf. Evil distro.
> > >
> > Let's face it, all sndconfig does is try to initialise the sound modules
>
> sndconfig makes a backup of isapnp.conf and conf.modules before
> it changes anything.
>
Having to recompile your kernel just to get sound up running is the second
main reason why Linux is a long way from being able to challenge Win in the
desktop market - ppp being the first. How can a person new to the OS be
expected to learn about it through exploration when they don't have a fully
configured system to play with? A friend a mine to whom I introduced Linux
(rh6) has just told be he's jacking it in, having exhausted his initial
enthusiasm in the struggle for ppp sound configuration. He'll try Linux
again, he says, when basic stuff like this is as straightforward as it is
with Windows.

What's required is a distro that's simple to install provides a basic up
running system - ppp, mail, wp, graphics sound apps etc. From here a new
user would be able to explore what Linux has to offer. The rh suse
approach is to load the user's partitions with bucketloads of apps, GUIs,
scripting languages, compilers debuggers, let them get on with it. This
is fine for pasty weirdos who get depraved pleasure from sitting at
terminals doing this kind of thing, but no good for someone who just needs
to use the Net or run a small business. Does a basic distro like the former
exist? Tell my mate about it.

Sam
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