Re: [2.6 patch] schedule obsolete OSS drivers for removal

Adrian Bunk
2006-01-04T00:03:44Z

On Wed, Jan 04, 2006 at 12:51:52AM +0100, Tomasz K?oczko wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Jan 2006, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> [..]
> >> OSS is universal cross-unix API. ALSA is Linux-only.
> >
> >How "universal cross-unix" is the OSS API really?
> >
> >Which operating systems besides Linux have a native sound system
> >supporting the OSS API [1]?
> >
> >I know about FreeBSD and partial support in NetBSD.
> >
> >Are there any other [2]?
>
> Solaris, AIX ..
> Full list is avalaible in "Operating System" listbox on
> http://www.4front-tech.com/download.cgi

As I said in footnote 1 of my email, this has little value for
application developers since only few users on these systems use this
commercial sound system.

> kloczek

cu
Adrian

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