On 09/21/2014 07:37 AM, Martin Read wrote:
My mileage varies; in my experience, Debian in 2014 is a higher-quality distribution than Debian in 2004. The obvious example is that sound (for all practical purposes) Just Works on my current Debian system (all I had to do was pop open pavucontrol and tweak the sliders), whereas in 2004 or 2006 it definitely didn't Just Work.
I agree 100%. For MY needs, with many different audio sources, pulse works a charm. One click, instead of hand edits to some file, and I can change to any of them instantly, and that is a huge leap forward. Granted it is not the audiophile's dream, for commercial production, but for the average Joe Lunchbucket it works fine. :) Ric
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