linux-kernel - Re: Is it time for remove (crap) ALSA from kernel tree ?

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Date:	Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:43:17 +0200
From:	Olivier Galibert <galibert@...ox.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Is it time for remove (crap) ALSA from kernel tree ?

On Sun, Jun 24, 2007 at 09:57:24PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> > Sory Alan but I don't want philosophical/historical discuss.
> > Try to answer on question "ALSA or OSS ?" using *only* technical arguments.
> 
> We dropped OSS for ALSA for technical reasons. Those being that ALSA
> - has a better audio API

You mean the undocumented, 100% ioctl one?  With one ioctl to write
interleaved sound, one for non-interleaved sound, in addition to
setting interleaved or not in the configuration?  I should check one
day which one wins.

Or the "library"?  Don't get me started on this one.

I take your word about the fact that the kernel side is better.  The
userland side, not so much.

  OG.
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