> It should be surprising to absolutely nobody the Linux audio stack is often the subject of varying levels of negative feedback...

This is the most compelling lead-in to any technical article I've ever read. In the age of AI regurgitations, it's a joy to come across writing of such humanity. I've bookmarked this and can't wait to get back to it!

He explicitly states that examples are not the point of the post by I wonder the specifics of this interaction.

"Even the trigger for this post is an issue from an extremely belligerent user (who I do sympathise with), who was quickly supplanted by someone else who has been extremely courteous in the face of what is definitely a frustrating experience."

A broken audio implementation can literally injure someone (hearing damage). I think it should qualify as a safety-critical system and be treated as such.