So, I know OpenAL's been a popular API for feeding audio data to the speakers in applications and even used for some OS features, but is it still around? I heard that Creative made it proprietary after its 1.1 release, and its website seems almost nonexistent. I know it's supported well on Mac, Linux and there's still a Windows installer on its website, but is that a good way to go? Should I be using OpenAL Soft? OpenAL Soft seems like what Freeglut is to GLUT haha.
I'd like to keep my programming initiatives multi platform (Linux, Windows and Mac), but should I be using DirectSound for Windows?