> Non-proprietary would mean that it uses an established standard to talk > to other devices i.e. UPnP, NAS via CIFS or such, etc - i.e. it would > talk to other products out of the box. The fact that I can hack the > server if I want to doesn't make it non-proprietary. > You're using a different definition of proprietary from me, and most other people I know. From wikipedia:
> Software which is privately owned or controlled is known as proprietary > software. [...] > > Proprietary software is not free software or open source software as > end-users generally do not have the ability to: > > run the software for any purpose > study and modify the software > copy the software and provide it to third parties > make and release improvements to the software > SlimServer -is- open source, the stream protocol -is- open and documented, it is therefore -not- proprietary. > As it is right now, my NAS box just works As a NAS box it would appear, not a music server. > I don't want another machine running - it's another box to fail But a Sonos isn't another box? It can't possibly fail? Please. You and I both know it's just a PC in a fancy case with some proprietary software (there's that word again!). > I work pretty hard as it is Whilst I slack off all the time I guess? > the last thing I need is my wife calling me saying "I can't use the > stereo" Never happened to me. She's called to say her iBook has dropped off the network, and that the PVR has crashed (again) and that laser printer is chewing paper, but never that SlimServer has failed. > Well, the same thing holds for Slimdevices, so that's a rather specious > argument. Rubbish. Any one of 20 people on this forum (probably a lot more) could make pretty much any needed enhancement to SlimServer with or without SlimDevices help. No one except Sonos can fix a problem with Sonos. -- radish _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
