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cool programs someone should make

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 [Size in loc of common software](commonsizes.html)
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+[Programs I would like to see made/remade](makesoftware.html)

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+# Programs that I'd like to see made/remade
+Most small utilities have already been made, and most big programs are perhaps
+too big even for a small team, moreover old software has a lot of historical
+bloat, so here's a list of programs that I would like to see made/remade and
+perhaps that I will make.
+
+## A proper init system
+Yes I know, starting strong with a controvercial one, here are my reasons I
+would like to see a new init system on the table:
+
+1. Other options suck
+	- systemd is botne bloat bigger than 90% of every other linux
+	project out there
+	- runit is fine but it lacks support for oneshots, easy user services
+	and targets/dependencies
+	- openrc slow development for a slow init with an unintuitive service
+	model (similar to a shell script but worse)
+	- s6 written in "skarnet C" is a massive and unintuitive mess that I
+	don't have the time to study
+
+2. All other options do somethings right and others not so much so a new init
+that takes inspirations from both the critiques and praise of previous projects
+could really shape the path for a better init system
+
+3. It's fun to make systemd enthusiasts seethe
+
+## A simple sound server
+Okay this is an idea of mine but hear me out: linux already has a great sound
+interface used (directly or indirectly) by all programs that need sound ALSA.
+Compatibility layers from pulseaudio to alsa already exist and most software
+has direct support for it.
+Most of the work that pulseaudio (as other sound servers) does is route audio 
+from one place to another but this can also be done within ALSA with some clever
+configuration, the problem being the application needs to restart to honor the
+changes.
+
+So a simpler sound server based on ALSA would just be composed of a PCM and
+a daemon (possibly not) that takes the sound being sent to it and routes it to 
+other PCMs or cards with the ability to change the routing live. This system
+would allow for everything pulseaudio does, for example:
+
+- resampling would work creating a PCM using dmix
+- audio mixing would work creating a PCM using a software mixer plugin
+- etc.
+
+The benefit is that such system would have a negligible impact on the CPU as
+the complexity of the routing determines the work that the server would do, 
+as a normal user would just use the server to switch sound cards on the fly
+the performance impact is near zero.