Quoting David Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> as buggy and difficult as some of the recent releases have been
> perceived as being.

as always, by a disproportionally vocal minority, pushing hard on  
advanced features, rather than the "best practises for slimserver"  
methods while claiming all they want is to listen to music.   In my  
time being involved with slimserver, I've not seen a single release  
that has been greeted with "this is great" for longer than a half a  
dozen posts before the complaints begin. Now, as 6.5.1 is around,  
6.3.1 is the safehouse, yet when that was new the complaints were all  
the same. Some will still claim 5.4.1 is the only stable version  
around.  Great that everyone has the freedom to choose.

This is no different for closed software.  WinXP when new, horrible  
and buggy while Win2k was nearing maturity and working fairly well.
I think the real difference is the expectation.  Closed source, you  
know there is nothing you can do, so complaining really doesn't do  
anything.  Open source, things to happen.  Some will always believe  
that complaining loudly is the most effective.

Long term viability: if Slim Devices or Logitech ever suddenly vanish  
from the planet, SlimServer is already public.  Anyone, anywhere can  
add new features until the last piece of hardware goes dark.

-kdf
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