I can understand the original poster's frustration, as I've had more than my fair share of AlienBBC problems, on XP and then Linux, but I don't believe expressing them in that way is likely to help anyone, least of all the original poster.
I've had similar thoughts too, in the heat of my frustration, but once you realise that... a) No support for RealAudio is offered by SlimDevices out of the box (and to do so would add costs to you, the customer) b) AlienBBC is free and is the result of some very talented and generous people just trying to offer the results of their not inconsiderable efforts to others. ...I expected to get as much support as I'd paid for :) The actual help I got though, in both cases, was above and beyond this to a *huge* degree, no doubt helped by the fact I didn't rant at the only people who were really capable of helping ;) I think part of the 'problem' is that AlienBBC is so damn awesome when it's working, the frustration when it doesn't is that much worse! Yes, of course, it's installation process is not beyond constructive criticism, but I bet the developers are as aware, if not more so, of those potential criticisms. It's hard though offering the fruits of one's personal labours to others and then trying to provide the support you want to, whilst juggling work, life, families and fun. I know! I personally feel that the AlienBBC functionality could be a big marketing plus to Slim Devices, especially in the UK. Maybe it should become more of a core part of Slimserver? It would be a total killer app if the ability to record the stream could be integrated too (hint!). Slim Devices are doing something very different to almost anyone out there, leveraging the power of open source and offering some amazing functionality. It's both their power and their Achile's heel in my view. The power is in the skills of the developers, and the versatility and flexibility of the software. The vulnerability is the 'geeky' nature it can appear to bring, along with the occasional problem. I think of it as being part of a community and the occasional problem is just a learning experience with an opportunity to help provide feedback to further help others and hopefully improve things for future releases. Andy (who now has stylus cramp from typing this on a PDA!) -- Andrew L. Weekes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Andrew L. Weekes's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=573 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22467 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
