Comment by squarefoot

Patiently waiting for Linux to have one audio server that will offer compatibility to all previous ones (that is, all software requiring other audio systems such as oss, alsa, PA, Jack, etc. will be handled gracefully without installing them) while encouraging direct support for new apps, then slowly phasing them out until we have a consistent, possibly layered, low latency audio stack that scales from small single board computers to full sized audio workstations. Choice is a good thing, but too much of it can have negative effects by slowing development and porting down (see window/desktop managers).