Triode wrote: 
> This is indeed the type of device I envisaged when I started writing
> squeezelite.  It's intended to be a good emulation of a squeezebox from
> a headless playback point of view and to support usb audio devices. 
> When run on a low power arm device this gives a good alternative to the
> Touch with usb output for people with usb dacs.  Recent linux kernels
> also have good support for async dacs.
> 
> A few things to note:
> - I think the pogoplug hardware is dumped stock and there are relatively
> few left (I couldn't get one in the uk!)
> - Squeezelite is GPL licensed but I think I would be happy to talk about
> anyone basing a proprietary product on it (non open source)
> - It uses libmad and and libfaad which are GPL licensed for non
> commercial use, but anyone selling a product would need to license for
> both the codec software and patent licenses.
> 
> That said - I think a free opensource community player is an excellent
> idea :)
> 
> [My original target device was a Raspberry Pi, I'm hoping its usb driver
> can get fixed to make this a reality]

... the Pogoplug is not a cheap solution for Euro users - the prices for
Pogoplugs in Europe are very high!  Shippng from US adds another 40 GBP
!!!


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