Re: ncd (network character device) ?

Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH (allbery@kf8nh.apk.net)
Thu, 17 Jun 1999 19:43:08 -0400

In message <87n1xy4fxj.fsf@loki.wkstn.nix>, Nix writes:
+-----
| Specifically, stuff using esddsp is only allowed to change its sample
| rate (SNDCTL_DSP_SPEED) and 8/16bitness (SNDCTL_DSP_SETFMT) once.
| This breaks, eg, NAS-over-esd.
+--->8

Why would you want to run a network-aware audio program over another
network-aware audio program? (If the answer is "GNOME", the response is
"teach the esd client library how to talk to NAS".) Chained network audio
systems can only be considered a kludge.

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