[sdkmvx]

> Okay, you got burned by Pulseaudio. But why was it your job to debug these issues?

Because it's his computer? Who else's job might it be? He only has a few options: fix it himself, pay someone else to fix it, convince someone else to fix it for free, or do without sound.

It's the same with less knowledgeable users, except they don't have the option to fix it themselves.

[khedoros1]

Exactly what I was thinking. I've never owned a Linux computer where I was promised any kind of support. If something goes wrong, I get to fix it or do without, so I end up caring about the inner workings much more than I would with a Windows computer.