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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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PipeWire 1.0 Released For Managing Audio/Video Steams On The Linux Desktop (www.phoronix.com)

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I'd have to disagree with that. It wasn't perfect and there were issues for many people at the beginning, but it united everything properly.

Before then (in xmms days), don't forget that audio in apps constantly didn't work, and the sound servers often conflicted. It was far from a seamless experience.

But, pipewire I agree doesn't seem to have any downsides and finally fixes from what I felt was the last major issue (low latency)