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Original post by Cyberdrek
That probably means that ALSA is the only architecture in the kernel. That they''ve removed the OSS which was a piece of crap. But to answer your question, yes, ALSA''s been part of the kernel since 2.4.20, if I remember correctly. Anyhow, I don''t know about ESD but as for never being the same again, what I think it means is that ALSA offers loads more options. Lets just see it as: It''s new(not exactly but sorta), it''s better and it''s got more power.
To clarify: ALSA has never been part of any 2.4 kernel. It is an add-on module set that is has now been merged into the 2.5/6 kernel.
The article is over-hyping it a bit - ALSA''s been pretty stable for a while now as an add-on, but the inclusion into the kernel tree itself will make sure it becomes the standard.
