ALSA or OSS?

[Hendrik Boom <hendrik@pooq.com>]

I've seen a lot of discussion about how to get alsa to work.  The main 
advice seems to be to disable OSS, which seems to sneak modules of its 
own into the kernel.  This leaves me wondering -- which sound system 
*should* I use on my Debain sarge system?  Is on a traditional part of 
Linux, and the other an recent upstart?  Or is one intended to replace 
the other, and not quite there yet?  I'd rather install the one that is 
more reliable, or more linuxy, if that's a relevant concept.

-- hendrik