the Anthony Jones post at the bottom of the linked bugzilla page, reminds me of
Virtual Interactive Kinesthetic Interface (VIKI) in the
I, Robot movie: "
My logic is undeniable."
"
my team doesn't have telepathy...
...telemetry tells us...
. . .
Making trade offs is a necessary part of making a good product.
Apple had the same issue with they removed the headphone jack from the iPhone.
. . .
Telemetry informs our decisions. Turning it off is not without disadvantage."
stavreli, you (we) are worrying about a problem which, technically, doesn't yet exist.
check my "facts":
-- Although alsa support has been "switched off" in firefox52, the code supporting that functionality hasn't been removed.
-- According to published roadmap, the supporting code will remain in place _at_least_ through version 56.
So, a custom build based on Firefox-esr v52 (or v56) can be expected to provide alsa-friendly sailing, without accumulating unpatched vulnerabilities, well into 2018.
compile Firefox yourself with a mozconfig stating --disable-pulseaudio --enable-alsa(optional: followup, rebuilding your custom Firefox yourself every time a significant new security patch is issued)
Frankly, I don't expect you to do so. More likely, you'll find someone (a distro) who is doing so & will use their custom-built version.
This is Devuan not a Refracta problem.
good luck with THAT
By that I mean: Devuan has too many "bigger fish" to fry ~~ given their limited resources,
it's unreasonable to expect they can afford to cater to the 15%(?) of their users who are intent on using firefox.
The most recent thread is
here.
The mailinglist content underscores why I'm not riding the Devuan train. To date, their best and brightest proposed "solution" is ?
"
...so let's all stick our heads in the sand, and switch over to using SURF browser, cuz it's got Brawndo!" -- Steve Litt