[LAU] Which kernel do you use?

[Hermann Meyer]

Am 24.01.2015 um 08:14 schrieb Ralf Mardorf:
> On Fri, 23 Jan 2015 20:53:21 -1000, david wrote:
>> No desktop environment should require hardware acceleration to work.
>> That way lies the Land of Windows Bloat!
> Amen!
>
> JFTR my stone age ATI graphics, when using the FLOSS driver, can be used
> without any performance issues for Google Earth, it's quick as a flash,
> but using Cinnamon is impossible. That's ridiculous! Cinnamon and
> similar desktops are simply written by people who don't know how to
> program correctly. It's not a driver acceleration issue, if it's
> possible to use software such as Google Earth without performance
> issues, but using a DE as Cinnamon is impossible.

Seems like you are right, no problem/Xrun with   Kernel: 3.19.0-rc5 
x86_64 when I use LXDE instead of Cinnamon.
So it seems that, as soon acceleration in the nouveau driver becomes 
improved, Cinnamon isn't suitable for Audio work anymore.