PIPEWIRE.

This article provides an in-depth exploration of the audio subsystems in Linux and introduces PipeWire, a project that aims to enhance the functionality of Wayland. It discusses the history and limitations of previous audio systems like OSS and ALSA, as well as the development of sound servers like PulseAudio and JACK. PipeWire is described as a revolutionary project that offers minimal latency, real-time processing, support for PulseAudio and JACK, and a robust security model. The article also includes an interview with George Kiagiadakis, the maintainer of WirePlumber, PipeWire's session manager. [Extracted from the article]