Re: When is OSS going to go?

Kyle Moffett
2005-10-18T19:17:42Z

On Oct 18, 2005, at 14:48:37, John Richard Moser wrote:
> Got a lkml.org link or a subject line I should search for? "OSS
> remove"
> "OSS sound remove" "Open sound system" all return garbage.

http://www.zipworld.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/top-posting.txt
http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/T/top-post.html

> Jeff Garzik wrote:
>> On Tue, Oct 18, 2005 at 02:01:43PM -0400, John Richard Moser wrote:
>>> The Open Sound System has been depricated. . . since. . . when
>>> the heck?
>>> 2.4? Is it ever going to drop off? Are there a few cards in OSS
>>> that
>>> don't work right in ASLA?
>>
>> Already been discussed; check the archives.

I don't remember if it ever got patched, but linux/Documentation/
feature-removal-schedule.txt should contain a mention of it and
pertinent quotes from the LKML thread.

Cheers,
Kyle Moffett

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robust with an unreliable O2 supply. Memory just has to work.
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