Re: kernel sound

[zzzz <nospam [at] zapata.freeserve.co.uk>]

Sam Simpson wrote:

> 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.

With Red Hat Linux, both 6.0 and 6.1 _all_ free sound modules are in
the stock kernel.

>
> 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.

Simple to install are all distros nowadays.
With linuxconf, all you have to fill in is your ISP's phone-number
and your username/password. The distribution can't do that for you.

>
> Sam

Jules

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