Re: When is OSS going to go?

[Kyle Moffett]

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

--
There is no way to make Linux robust with unreliable memory  
subsystems, sorry.  It would be like trying to make a human more  
robust with an unreliable O2 supply. Memory just has to work.
  -- Andi Kleen


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