I remember that. People complained a lot, but at the time Pulseaudio was pretty stable. It worked well and I personally didn't have any issues. In fact, I'd say

I remember that. People complained a lot, but at the time Pulseaudio was pretty stable. It worked well and I personally didn't have any issues. In fact, I'd say I had more issues with ALSA. At the time, Linux audio was a mess... and some may argue it still is.