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Bug#442275: OSS



On Friday 14 December 2007 20:10:08 Joerg Jaspert wrote:
> Hi
>
> > * Package name    : oss
> >   Version         : 4.0 build1006
> >[...]
>
> You know that OSS is actually dead in linux, alsa is the current choice
> for sound stuff? Whats the use of making a package out of this now?

Because a decent OSS implementation is useful: ALSA is only linux, while OSS 
is multi-platform, so if you care for the BSD's and other Unices you have to 
develop for it.
I have seen trouble with some soundcards that get magically "fixed" by 
installing this version of OSS.

-- 

	Felipe Sateler

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