On 01/24/2012 10:52 PM, [email protected] wrote: > walt <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I just scanned through the gnome-control-center code looking for clues >> about pulse and found no sign that pulse is voluntary. > So what would happen if I installed pulse and just didn't > start the thing, what would I lose then? I tried that and found that the gnome applet for controlling the volume and mixer controls won't work without pulse. You can use some other app to change the volume, I suppose, but I didn't bother to try it. Seems like a losing battle in the long run. Maybe if we wait long enough pulse will actually become useful to ordinary everyday users.
