[Wine] current state of Ubuntu Sound -- my experience

[Susan Cragin]

>Do you use OSSv4? and if so what are your experiences with it so far?
>I've heard that it's much better then pulse audio.

No. I just use alsa-oss emulation. 
My one effort to install OSSv4 under UbuntuStudio Karmic ended in a broken system. 
I'd like to re-try, when I have time. It looks so simple, but I'm so worried because Ubuntu has the sound so tightly bound up with Desktop and Metacity. 
I HATE pulseaudio being mandatory and non-removeable.