[linux-audio-dev] Re: Linux VERSUS OSS ???

[Thomas Webb]

> you're free to continue doing what you want but your
> software will not
> interoperate with other audio software, it will not
> work without
> card-specific hacks on various high-end audio
> interfaces, and at some
> point in the not very distant future, it will rely
> on ALSA's OSS
> emulation to run.

I believe fully in ALSA & JACK, but I code in what is
the best for the time being. At present, it's best to
code for both ALSA and OSS. is JACK fully functional
and ready for commercial programs? no. does JACK or
ALSA work in other unixen? no. If you have good coding
practices and use good, modular design, changing the
audio API is easy, so there's no need to look 3 years
down the road! If you designed your program well, it
will be ready when JACK is.

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