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There are quite a few operating systems that didn't get dragged into the ALSA mess, like the BSDs. OSS versions of late have managed to solve the complaints peo
by Sanddancer 13y ago
There are quite a few operating systems that didn't get dragged into the ALSA mess, like the BSDs. OSS versions of late have managed to solve the complaints people had which led to alsa, plus added things like virtual audio channels, so that apps think they're getting the full audio device. OSS support is more than a bit useful because everyone uses it.
- dfc 13y agoCan you think of any apps that need OSS? That is not snark, I am genuinely curious what applications require OSS.
- selectodude 13y agoI know WINE used to work a lot better with OSS than ALSA a few years ago, but I can't think of anything else.
- dfc 13y agoI never even thought about WINE. I remember having trouble a long time ago with rossetta stone in WINE. I just checked the winehq sound wiki page[1] and it does not even mention OSS. I also just read that Ubuntu dropped OSS completely. That was news to me. [1]: http://wiki.winehq.org/Sound http://wiki.winehq.org/Sound