[ltp] Screen Flicker = VANQUISHED, sound = well i'm still fighting...

Matthias Laessig linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Tue, 26 Oct 1999 12:23:34 +0200 (MEST)


On Mon, 25 Oct 1999, A Kumar wrote:

> Distortion.  Serioulsy I have seen xmms + smbmount(playing over a mounted
> share) bring down the entier system more then once.  I also think it is
> important for people to understand that they should only be root if
> necessary.  If you are having problmes with xmms try a diffrent player its
> not the only one.

sure. but if the system is a single-user system (as IMHO most notebooks
are) I would definitely set xmms a+s ... I'm not paranoid, well at least
not that much... I've got my own firewall... :)
But this decission has to be made by oneself!

/matthi.
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