Comment 9 for bug 447844

am just a normal user and I don't have a PhD in sound systems. I just don't want to spend a huge part of my life fixing audio problems. I spent a greater part of Monday trying mpd from different sources (compile from source, installed from debian, jaunty) thinking the poor application was responsible when i noticed it wont play sound. Then i removed amarok when that too wont play sound. Then i spent hours juggling vlc configurations when it wont play sound. I downgraded Skype to the jaunty version when that too wont work. It wasn't until i noticed the issue and made the connection. Only one audio application can be used at a time. And if am running mpd No other audio device (vlc, skype,amarok etc ) would work. This bug is a huge regression and Its a shame its marked as undecided. If canonical are not serious about Kubuntu maybe there should just safe us the hassle and call it quite on the project. Bluetooth has been broken since Intrepid, Jaunty shipped with a borked wireless manager, and now kubuntu karmic sound is broken less than 24 hours to release.