MAS is finally added to freedesktop.org!!

[Simon Perreault]

On December 24, 2003 07:27, Warren Togami wrote:
> I assume this means that they are giving MAS a chance to get more
> exposure in the Open Source community.  We all agree that a unified
> sound daemon is crucial for our eventual world domination, but there are
> competing implementations like gstreamer that already have heavy backing
> and momentum from many of the same people who make our software (like
> GNOME).  It worries me if the KDE folks would accept a gstreamer
> standard... if only for the emotional reason of it beginning with 'g'.

We KDE folks have (and love) arts, so the process of integrating and 
standardizing MAS begins in a bad shape...

> In reality I personally know nothing about the technical correctness,
> completeness,  license compatibility, or overall viability of any of the
> options.  All I know is that multiple and incompatible standards are
> HURTING us.  The current esd vs arts situation is poor, and we need a
> better unified solution if we are ever to win.

I don't think unification is going to win us anything.

...my 2CDN¢...

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