i for one think putting SS on the SB and completely removing it from the computer is a FANTASTIC idea that i've wanted since i first setup the whole shebang.
for one, it completely gets rid of the platform issues. for two, upgrades and so on could be done automatically by the SB on its own, no intervention required. for three it makes a web interface more understandable as the gui one mainly uses. fourth, it means you really could get by using it without owning a computer at all, (a flash card could store DB info, and your music could be via USB drive or webserver even). u just take the SB anywhere with you and plug it in, you don't need to install software. if running linux as the SB OS, it could be custom made for it, and could update itself that way too, so it can keep up with new filesystems and so on. also, with SS built in, you wouldn't have to decide between direct streaming or proxied, but i guess you could have the choice if you wanted it. you could also install/uninstall plugins via the SB interface and SD website... meaning, u want a plugin? just turn it on, and the SB dl's it and puts it in from the sd website. i think there's a lot of untapped potential in the approach. -- MrSinatra www.LION-Radio.org Using: Squeezebox2 w/SS 6.5.2 (beta!?) - Win XP Pro SP2 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MrSinatra's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2336 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32460 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
