You know, that by doing that, you are trading short term gain for long term pain? Dmix for alsa was buggy, because just like PA, it didn't know about quirks of

You know, that by doing that, you are trading short term gain for long term pain? Dmix for alsa was buggy, because just like PA, it didn't know about quirks of the hardware out in the field. And it stayed buggy, because nobody used it in return. Yes, PA was forced on users, but in the result the quirks were found, implemented and today, we all are better off. I didn't have any problem with PA since 2012 or so, but quite enjoyed the features it brought to the desktop.