I just realized that there is very little information shown in the
Applet Installer on the Squeezeplay devices regarding the applet you
install.

You basically just see the applet name and its version, the other
information available in the repository XML file like description, name
of developer, changes since last version isn't showed anywhere.

If feels like it would be a good idea to show a bit more information
about each applet. One thing is to show what the applet does and who has
developed it so the user can decide if he wants to install it and who to
contact if something doesn't work, another thing is to give the
developer who has developed the applet some credit. It would also be
good when the applet might use information from other providers and you
need to give these providers some credit to be allowed to use their
resources.

In the Squeezebox Server Plugins tab all this information is shown for
plugins but there is nothing similar available for Squeezeplay applets
as far as I've seen.

So far it hasn't been a big issue, but I think it will after the
release of more Squeezeplay based devices like the Radio and Touch.


-- 
erland

Erland Isaksson
'My homepage' (http://erland.isaksson.info) (Install my plugins through
Extension Downloader)
(Developer of 'TrackStat, SQLPlayList, DynamicPlayList, Custom Browse,
Custom Scan,  Custom Skip, Multi Library, Title Switcher and Database
Query plugins'
(http://wiki.erland.isaksson.info/index.php/Category:SlimServer))
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