On 1-Jan-08, at 12:02 PM, Robin Bowes wrote:

> kdf wrote:
>
>>> How about making it an option
>>
>> Funny that this request always follows.  The answer should also be
>> likewise consistent: no.  With more users every day there has to be  
>> an
>> end to the "every user request as an option" design plan.
>
> Well, that's always one of the downsides to community-driven
> development, which is what squeezecenter is.
>
yes, which is why there is management to mitigate those downsides.   
Just because it is design by committee, doesn't mean everything  
suggested should go in.
The whole point is to take the ideas and builds something usefule.

>> .
>
> That's because it should. Skinning is about making things look
> different, not adding a whole load of extra functionality; that's why
> you don't see a plethora of slimserver/squeezecenter skins.

hidden is a look. Having every feature as an option is garbage.  It is  
a complete waste of limited resources and a disservice to both those  
who use the software and those who write it to have to manage/test/ 
maintain all of those options.

-kdf

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