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| author | Dugan Chen <dugan [underscore] c [at] fastmail [dot] fm> | 2010-05-14 23:31:50 +0200 |
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| committer | Robby Workman <rworkman@slackware.com> | 2010-05-14 23:31:50 +0200 |
| commit | b66a27946bea58639bb9d7c62ec6f916e1f5a5a3 (patch) | |
| tree | 4e7c8d2953df4550ad4f642fce0dd0321296a495 /system/oss/README | |
| parent | fd27b599598e6dd5ff4050b3447b27cf3ac526e2 (diff) | |
system/oss: Added. (an ALSA alternative)
The Open Sound System is a set of sound drivers that serve as
an alternative to the usual ALSA architecture.
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diff --git a/system/oss/README b/system/oss/README new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..e1c4a0fcdf2e --- /dev/null +++ b/system/oss/README @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +The Open Sound System is a set of sound drivers that serve as an alternative +to the usual ALSA architecture. + +Among the benefits are: +* volume levels being settable for each application individually +* better latency than ALSA in most cases +* software mixing working out of the box + +If your WM/DE supports tray icons, you will have one for the OSS mixer. + +See README.SLACKWARE for post-installation instructions and setup information. |