kdf wrote:
> 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.


No, I didn't say it should; just pointing out why these requests pop up.

> 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.

"hidden" is one thing; "need additional code to make it work" is another.

R.

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