No, I'm not saying a plugin must have an interface via remote. I'm sure
several great plugins are web interface only, for the same reason. So
that doesn't have to be an impediment.
And I completely agree that software doesn't violate copyright laws,
people do. But that doesn't stop people who are only making the tools
from getting sued. Surely many developers wouldn't be deterred at all
by that vague and distant threat, but I bet it does have a chilling
effect on others who otherwise might be willing/able to write the
plugin you want. But as you say, that's for another thread.
A huge share of the malware problems that afflict Windows would be
avoided if people didn't do things the "Windows way" of running
everything with full administrator privileges ("Whaddaya mean I need a
password to install software?! This is 'My Computer'!!"). Running
server software as 'administrator' or 'root' is especially risky,
whatever the OS. I can't think of any existing SS plugin (or SS for
that matter) that writes to the music library, and it's at least partly
because of basic security. "Leaving it up to the user" doesn't fly.
Either it will take some clever coding, or it will only be useful to
security-UNconscious users.
Anyway, I really don't mean to be a naysayer. Plugins that do all and
sundry are one of the great things about SS. Vive la diversite!
Besides, you only one plugin writer to get hooked on the idea and
you're all set. I was only trying to point out (a) what you want is
pretty easy to do with existing tools (no programming required),
regardless of OS, and (b) making it into a plugin might be more
challenging than it seems. But I hope someone writes it.
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