On Sun, 03.01.10 12:29, Gene Heskett (gene.hesk...@gmail.com) wrote: > >So, in my simplistic and user-centric point-of-view, I wonder if > >speechd-up accepts audio INPUTS? Perhaps it could act as a pulseaudio > >sink, with the appropriate modules, of course. It starts before the user > >logs in and only exits after the user has logged out, of course. > > > >The reasoning behind my proposal is simply that root is system-wide by > >definition (in my understanding), hence why all Colin's proposals have > >involved speechd-up running as a particular user while all your replies > >have mentioned root access to pulse.... > > Regardless, this problem for the visually impaired is one that needs to be > addressed ASAP before we have a whole battalion of lawyers from the ACLU > challenging us all in courts that we don't, by the very nature of linux, have > the funds to defend against. > > So IMNSHO, it is something that must be done, and damn the reasons for > architecting PA the way it currently is. > > It really is that simple.
You know, I work particularly well if I am threatened. Especially if those threats are completely made up. Lennart -- Lennart Poettering Red Hat, Inc. lennart [at] poettering [dot] net http://0pointer.net/lennart/ GnuPG 0x1A015CC4 _______________________________________________ pulseaudio-discuss mailing list pulseaudio-discuss@mail.0pointer.de https://tango.0pointer.de/mailman/listinfo/pulseaudio-discuss
