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Author: KatolaZ
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] FF pulseaudio hard dependency is here
On Wed, Mar 08, 2017 at 11:33:30AM -0600, golinux@??? wrote:
> This is a follow up to this old thread:
> https://lists.dyne.org/lurker/message/20161002.124357.7c39d049.en.html
>
> According to this post on FDN -
> http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?p=638632#p638632 - the hard
> pulseaudio requirement has now been implemented:
>
> "From Firefox 52 onwards, pulseaudio is a hard requirement for sound on
> linux. Alsa is unsupported and alsa code will be removed in Firefox 54."
> (from - https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.c ... 47056#c178 )
>
> So heads up that Devuan might need recompile FF for alsa if Debian does not.
> Of course, the blowback for going down this road could yet change Mozilla's
> mind. Yeah, right . . .
>
> Or maybe another viable alternative will miraculously appear . . .
>


A cancer does not miraculously stop growing, unfortunately. It is
clear that the issue is not about choosing systemd or not, rather on
getting all the potterware or nothing.

:(

HND

KatolaZ

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