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It's a real shame that PulseAudio is now installed by default in Hardy..not because there's anything wrong with PulseAudio, but because important applications will no longer work:
In Gutsy, you install it, download skype and flash.. they both just work. In Hardy this is certainly not the case, (no sound/unstable) and the problem can't be resolved properly unless you simply remove PulseAudio.
Now, the *real* problem is that any newcomers to Ubuntu will probably want to use both flash and skype only to find they don't work. Most people will be screaming 'yeah, but it's Skype/Flash's fault'. That's all very well, but the bottom line is that things that did work, are no longer working and Ubuntu has therefore become harder for a new user to use effectively.
I'm all for PulseAudio, it sounds cool, but like so many others, I'm simply having to remove it as it hinders my computer usage.
My suggestion is this:
Leave PulseAudio in the repos as-is, but make it so that it's not installed by default.
People won't stop using Skype, and they won't stop using Flash.
p.s - I don't like to moan, but it just seems like such a shame to me (and worth commenting about.)
-Update 23/04/2008-
Seems like this idea isn't appreciated at all! I'd remove it, but I can't seem to find a remove idea link. Perhaps that should be my next idea :D
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