[Linux-disciples] OSS v. ALSA

[Stephen R Laniel]

It looks like I need to compile OSS into the kernel on top
of ALSA, or else my sound card doesn't work. This despite
the 'DEPRECATED' label attached to OSS within xconfig. I
gather that ALSA supersedes OSS, and that ALSA's API
replaced OSS's. Can someone explain why I need to compile
them both?

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