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More on Linux Kernels Sound Support: Alan Cox Responds

From Alan Cox on Thu, 05 Nov 1998

Linux 2.1.12x suppors the OPL3SA/2/3 cards. Also the new 2.1.x modular sound gets periodically folded back into an upgrade patch set for 2.0.x on ftp.linux.org.uk:/pub/linux/alan

Hannu isnt involved in the current sound work, while a large chunk of it is still built on his efforts its best to direct sound queries to sound-list@redhat.com for the modular and 2.1.x sound (as well as 'my card isnt supported' type stuff.

Hannu can now concentrate on his commercial work, we concentrate on the free stuff and everything seems to be working out well that way.

Alan

Thanks for clarifying that for me. I always appreciate it when the real experts notice my little tech support efforts and can get in here and straighten me out.

Do you really want to get sound support questions at your Red Hat address, even if they aren't related to the Red Hat distribution?

Speaking of the efforts on 2.0.x --- is it becoming a race to see if 2.0.36 ships before 2.2? I presume that some maintainance work will be committed to 2.0.x for a few month after the 2.2.x release in any event --- though, I'd also expect it to be relatively minor fixes and device driver backports. Is that about right?

Are you going to USENIX/SAGE LISA in Boston?

Jim Asked, Alan Answers

From Alan Cox on Thu, 5 Nov 1998

when the real experts notice my little tech support efforts and can get in here and straighten me out.

Do you really want to get sound support questions at your Red Hat address, even if they aren't related to the Red Hat distribution?

sound-list is a mailing list not my address. Red Hat funded the initial modular sound patch, but its the right place for new card support, 2.1.x and 2.0 modular sound (ie the stuff RH and I think now some other folk ship by default)

Speaking of the efforts on 2.0.x --- is it becoming a race to see if 2.0.36 ships before 2.2?

No Linus is a few laps behind

I presume that some maintainance work will be committed to 2.0.x for a few month after the 2.2.x release in any event --- though, I'd also expect it to be relatively minor fixes and device driver backports. Is that about right?

I'm expecting 2.0 to stay in heavy use for another 2 or 3 years at least, and that there will be a continued flow of 2.0.x patches/bug reports. A lot of commercial users don't care what 2.2 does, their web site has been up for 250 days with 2.0.x and they aren't going to upgrade.

And since we arent microsoft, they wont have to...

Are you going to USENIX/SAGE LISA in Boston?

Nope

Alan

Copyright © 1998, James T. Dennis
Published in The Linux Gazette Issue 35 December 1998

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