Personally I started with Slimserver when it lived at 6.2 - it was usable, buy did not do what I wanted...
Simply because it was open source I was able to communicate with the development team and get MY Slimserver to act as I wanted (I wanted to stop having to scan your file system and have a method to add albums to the database as I ripped them). Dan (the lead developer) made the effort to assist me with this. I now have a customised Slimserver 6.5.1 that does exactly what I need - and what is more my Squeezebox/Slimserver is now not only the the coolest gadget I ever bought, but is also now also performing exactly as I would want it to. There are issues with Slimserver 6.5 that I would like to see dealt with better, but that comes down to personal preference... As my daytime job I am also a software developer and have to filter the personal preference from the 'enhancement to the system' that gets worked on - but my system is 'closed source' - mainly because my user base is the Business (who just expect IT to work). Ultimately at lot of what I do is a measure of benefit vs. cost - Sooner or later, whether this is closed or open source, you need SOMEONE to make that judgment - to be fair to SD this is something they do very well....I can see that my requirements are not those of the masses. BUT...because it is open source I can change it for me if I want to. Someone previously mentioned M$ - Try doing what I have done with a closed source model - it would be impossible. As a final signoff - Slimserver is a FANTASTIC piece of software...please remember that before you have a go at it... If you don't like it, you can join in and make it better (have a look at the Nokia 770 Skin, which is a superb example of someone wanting something and then making it available to the masses) - this is something that can never happen under a closed source model. Peace! Browny -- Browny http://www.last.fm/user/BrownySV/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Browny's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2295 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32904 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
