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(Get the code!)
+1 to annoyance.
I realized this change when I went to a LAN party that was playing Unreal Tournament 99 and had no sound. I tried the alsa-oss package to wrap it, but sound had a noticeable delay not suitable for games. My concern is that this OSS proxy will raise the same problem whenever it is included.
At the very least allow kernel OSS emulation to be easily enabled or installed for users who need it without a kernel recompile, and make it prominent in the release notes. Many of us have discovered this the hard way.
Kernel emulation worked well, and OSS is still necessary for many old native Linux games that will not be updated further. Please don't break it without very good reason and a well tested replacement.
-Dan