[linux-audio-user] MDK sound-RPMs troubles / Sound in Slackware?

[Daniel James]

> but from my experience at least,
> Mandrake's kernel is the most patched.

That could well be true, outside the specialist distros.

> At least RedHat's default kernels in
> RH8 have low latency.

I don't think a default kernel in a general purpose distro would ever satisfy 
the serious audio user - too many conflicts with the needs of server owners?

I'm keen to give the Mandrake 9.1 multimedia kernel a go - looks like it's got 
all the features we'd need, including capabilities.

> If you want to use the latest version of ALSA, you still need to have
> kernel sources and the like handy.

Sure, but most users are going to stick with whatever version comes with the 
distro, if their soundcard works.
 
> I would rather have a
> vanilla kernel source for a default distro kernel, and patch it myself,
> rather than having a kernel pre-patched with stuff I won't want.

You can, because you know how - isn't free software great?

Cheers

Daniel