Re: [xougen] Re: Adding cruft to X

[Steve Nickolas]

Johann Henriquez L. wrote:
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> Having an X extension about sound, it will get transparent network, and 
> finally an standard in desktop, because not only KDE or GNOME will be 
> benefit, the alone apps will be benefit with this. (well, if everyone 
> start to use it)
> but, there is another problem, let's pretend the X sound extension is 
> adopted for all graphic-apps. What about non-X apps? (e.g. mpg321) this 
> apps will have to do a plug-in to play, just like this apps have for esd 
> and arts.
> i think the main reason to have an X sound extension is to become a 
> standard for all apps that use sound, and the network transparency.

You can get all of that without adding on to X, I think, by writing a 
system that is X-like in nature and which runs alongside (but completely 
oblivious to) X - plus, you have the advantage that console apps like 
sox, ogg123, etc. can be written to use it, even without X available. 
This is, IMHO (and I don't think I'm alone) the best approach.

I know I tend to sound a bit befuddled, I hope this is a sufficient 
explanation why I think sound support should NOT be part of X.

-uso.