Re: Is DragonFly using OSS 4.0?

[Erik Wikström <erik-wikstrom@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 2007-08-16 22:58, Ivo Emanuel Gonçalves wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am afraid I do not really follow DragonFly's progress, but it is my
> wish that the project will be a success as an operating system.  It
> shows a lot of promise, and I wish some of its innovations would be
> ported/converted to Linux.
>
> What brought me to this list is the fact I'm auditing which of the
> *BSD systems is switching to the Open Sound System, which has become
> free software as of June this year.  OSS 4.0 is available under CDDL
> for the different *BSD's.
>
> I have looked around, but I haven't been able to find the information
> if DragonFly is or will use the Open Sound System in the future.

No, DragonFly is not currently using OSS4. I seem to recall a discussion 
about it earlier but can't find it. My guess would be that the only way 
it'll make its way into DF would be through FreeBSD, but NetBSD or 
OpenBSD might also work. But I'm not a developer so what do I know.

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Erik Wikström