Bug#688627: ITP: genivi-audio-manager -- The GENIVI AudioManager is a software framework for low-level management of audio in the context of a car.

["Jeremiah C. Foster" <jeremiah@jeremiahfoster.com>]

On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 01:39:33PM +0200, Per Andersson wrote:
> Hey!

Hello!
 
> On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 12:00 PM, Jeremiah C. Foster
> <jeremiah@jeremiahfoster.com> wrote:
> > Package: wnpp
> > Severity: wishlist
> > Owner: "Jeremiah C. Foster" <jeremiah@jeremiahfoster.com>
> >
> > * Package name    : genivi-audio-manager
> >   Version         : 2.1
> >   Upstream Author : Christian Linke <christian.linke@bmw.de>
> > * URL             : http://www.genivi.org/projects
> > * License         : Mozilla Public License v2.0
> >   Programming Lang: C++
> >   Description     : The GENIVI AudioManager is a software framework for low-level management of audio in the context of a car.
> 
> The short description should be shorter (well under 80 characters) and not
> repeat package name. Suggestion for short description
> 
>     software framework for low-level car audio management

Thanks for pointing this out, I'll fix!
> 
> > The AudioManager is meant to abstract audio in an IVI setting in a way that creates
> > a common API allowing an independence from routing mechanisms. Designed to handle
> > both dynamic and static sources and sinks it provides an API upwards to other
> > applications, like HMI. The AudioManager is not another routing mechanism however.
> 
> I don't know what HMI is, you could probably elaborate a bit or explain this.

Yes, good point, I'll try and make a better description.

Regards,

Jeremiah