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  * [[http://insanecoding.blogspot.com/2009/06/state-of-sound-in-linux-not-so-sorry.html|Information about the new and improved]] [[wp>Open_Sound_System|OSSv4]] and its benefits over alsa for unix audio \\
  * [[http://www.linux.org.uk/OSS/|Information about the pre-2.5 Linux kernel sound driver]]

{{tag>Primary_Resources Sound_Cards_and_Drivers development}}

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~~META:desc=interface for making and capturing sound. Replaced by ALSA on Linux~~
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~~META:releasedate=2009-11-13~~