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[Kate Stewart <kate.stewart@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi David,

On Thu, 2011-08-25 at 12:25 +0200, David Henningsson wrote:
> Hi Kate and Ubuntu audio developers,
> 
> As reported in bug 
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/833645 , users 
> who have already upgraded to Oneiric might have problems with PulseAudio 
> remembering volumes and other settings between upgrades.
> 
> Upstream has made patches for us to try, that should solve this problem. 
> Question is whether we should upgrade PulseAudio after beta 1, or 
> request a beta freeze exception, what do you think? Note that the 
> upcoming upgrade might again destroy stored volume and setting data (due 
> to a design flaw in the existing format). That new version will, 
> however, provide smooth transition for 11.04 upgraders.
> 
> For an average user, this might require a look through of the tabs in 
> gnome-volume-control to see that the right input and output devices and 
> connectors are selected, and that the set volume is reasonable. So it's 
> not such a big deal, but it might be worth to write something in release 
> notes if it isn't fixed before beta.

Lets try this out just after beta 1 comes out, and make sure it solid
for beta 2. 

Getting something in the release notes is definitely appropriate.

Thanks, Kate