alsaproblems (want it for voicecommand)

[mk01]

this will be something very very missed (stupid issue). if custom MOTD message would be removed from /etc, you won't find a difference between Raspbmc and XBian (not considering installed XBian deb packages).

there is ONE big difference though and that is custom kernel and standard use of upstart instead of sysvinit. Debian is not planning this move even for upcoming release "SID" although linux world migrated years ago.

this changes as /dev/shm -> /run/shm are two years described in Debian's migration documents - only the migration is somehow still missing. we did it while trying to keep backward compatibility but nothing is 100%.

I will test ALSA on RPI's analog out and report back to you. But pulseaudio tested recently with USB sound cards was no problem.