[linux-audio-user] Great news for JACK & KDE

[Steve Harris]

On Fri, Nov 21, 2003 at 02:51:40PM +0000, Daniel James wrote:
> > So, the apps dont have to change thier api, but are still
> > compatible with JACK - thats great. Hopefull it also means that
> > when a consumer audio app underrruns it wont affect JACK, and the
> > arts server wont block.
> 
> Let's hope the JACK support in arts is built that way then - a bit of 
> liaison required with the KDE folks, perhaps?
> 
> Maybe it's just me, but if I'm listening to or recording music I don't 
> really want bings and beeps being sent to the soundcard by every 
> program running on the desktop. I guess that's why I never missed 
> artsd after I disabled it...

Yes. I keep a cheap consumer card in my studio pc (as card 0), partly for
that reason.

- Steve