[Alsa-user] Re: [Alsa-devel] ALSA vs OSS/free

2002-03-07 Thread Thierry Vignaud
Kai Vehmanen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > [alsa-kernel/alsa-driver] > - better driver architecture > - more shared code between drivers for > different soundcards no need to reinvent the wheel in every driver distro maintainers build monuments in honor of alsa team

[Alsa-user] RE: [Alsa-devel] ALSA vs OSS/free

2002-03-07 Thread James Courtier-Dutton
As a programmer, alsa is just much easier to use. alsa provides a consistent api interface for all sound cards thanks to the alsa-lib. (shared user space code) So, if I write an app for my sound card, I can be pretty sure the app will work on all other sound cards. With OSS/Free, hardly any of th