Re: snd_ prefix for module options

[Peter L Jones <peter@drealm.org.uk>]

On Thursday 10 Oct 2002 17:11, Jack O'Quin wrote:
[snip]
> I don't mean to single out Peter for this one statement.  But, I am
> totally frustrated with the attitude that ALSA is only for power users
> and that it's OK to introduce spurious incompatibilities on a whim.
>
> The excuse that 0.9 is not a "release" is wearing thin these days.
> Since 0.5, which *is* a release, is "no longer supported", what are
> ordinary users expected to run?  OSS?
>
> ALSA is part of the 2.5 kernel now.  It is mainstream Linux software,
> good technology, needed by many users.  Isn't it about time to start
> thinking and acting that way?

Hi Jack - don't mind singling me out!

In principle, I'd agree entirely with you but

(a) ALSA 0.9.0-rc3 is not ALSA 0.9.0.  Once it is, it will really be too late 
until ALSA 1.0.0

(b) Kernel 2.5.x is really a poor argument :-).  Again, if ALSA has module 
parms begining snd_ in 2.6.x, then it's stuck with it for a long time.

(I'm hoping (a) == (b) myself.)

I agree, any breakage is bad breakage but waiting will make it worse and I 
think it should be done (should have been done earlier but it should still be 
done).

-- Peter


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