On Sat, Nov 03, 2007 at 01:09:48PM +0100, Karel Kulhavy wrote:

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> The proper natural solution is to implement this in the kernel where it belongs
> to according to what they told us on the lectures - I have done a master degree
> in operating systems, networks and compilers. They said that the kernel should
> virtualize the hardware so each app thinks it's alone on the system. 
> 
> But that involves realtime resampling, Hann windows and finite impulse response
> filters and that's work.  Especially for kernel people who are familiar with
> locks and scheduling, but not with fourier transform and convolution.

you obviously have had much more instruction in programming than myself.
I have only taken 1 college level course in programming; you have
masters dergees.

but who has actually worked to find and fix simple math and programming
errors in audio?

not you.

talk all you want.  I'll start listening when you actually do something.

and comparing a sound card to a hard drive?  you sure you have master
degrees in computing?  a much better comparison would be a sound card
and a video card.  guess what?  we have a video server for multiple
concurrent video display.  I suppose X is a castle in the sky and
you would rather have all things X does done in the kernel?

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