Let me introduce you to the Linux Audio Stack. Laying protocols on top of each other, when everything is just files, is no different from layering protocols on

Let me introduce you to the Linux Audio Stack. Laying protocols on top of each other, when everything is just files, is no different from layering protocols on top of each other when some things are files and some thing aren't. The question isn't "will it be just as bad" but "would some things become easier, and if so, how many things would become easier?". Because if the latter, then it's a worthwhile topic to think about even if we never use it in any commercial sense of of the word.