diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 948c12438647..33b380c1612e 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -549,6 +549,11 @@ Extension modules
   letter 'r', 'w' or 'a', otherwise a ValueError is raised. This fixes
   bug #623464.
 
+- The linuxaudiodev module is now deprecated; it is being replaced by
+  ossaudiodev.  The interface has been extended to cover a lot more of
+  OSS (see www.opensound.com), including most DSP ioctls and the
+  OSS mixer API.  Documentation forthcoming in 2.3a2.
+
 Library
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