Rob Shortt wrote:
Karl Lattimer wrote:
A wishlist would be a start, if we could set up an application on the
site like bugzilla which can track bugs/feature requests, then if we
prioritised them and put them in some order i.e. this requires that, and
also track suggestions to bugs providing suggestions to how something
could be achieved, we may be able to track what freevo users want more
effectively.
Sourceforge provides us with such a tracker:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=46652
I can't say I presonally use it much though... maybe that should
change. :)
Some of you may have noticed my new email address. That's because
I'm registering a business, because some way I know there's
potential for using Freevo commercially. I don't have any single
business plan, no capital, just a few bucks for a new webserver and
some toys to hack on - ALL in my spare time because I hold a full
time job (you know, that puts food on the table!). I have some
plans for a website that should help Freevo indirectly as well. It
is a passion of mine and I'd love to make it my actual profession so
I'm setting myself up to pounce if an opportunity comes around. :)
If you want some help setting up I'll do what I can, I'm a proficient
web designer so I can give it some moxy.
My site's kinda plain looking at the moment because I've done no work
at all on graphics yet. I'm going to be looking for some free / open
matterial to chop up for that at least. I'm not a good artist but
know may way around the gimp and have professional experience with
graphics tools to recreate and digitize existing artwork. I'll send
you a link soon to take a peek then.
Yes, the STB is key - there's lots of work to be done though. If we
can stay under the radar for a little while longer, when 2.0 is fine
we could be in a lot better position.
MicroITX x86? PowerPC or ARM could be a solution, with a couple of
hundred pounds maybe we could get a demo box/technology testbed put
together and get a team along to the next consumer electronics show.
I have my eyes on some mini-itx stuff and am always searching for a
nice STB platform that's affordable. Personally I think that a Freevo
box should have a bit more balls than a 400 MHz PPC type STB. Also,
many of these STBs have proprietary hardware (mpeg decoders and such)
that require closed source and expensive SDKs. My best Freevo box is
using microATX now and IMO its still too PC like so STB appliance is
best.
If you have any STB links to send my way I'd be happy to check em out.
I am still looking for the right platform to build a well rounded demo
box out of. I have some "Freevo box" kind of products in mind but
even though these look nice, are still too pc-like for my taste and
not sturdy looking like traditional STB.
-Rob
have you guys ever thought about making something like linvdr? simply
wrapping freevo inside a tiny linux distribution on a single disc with
easy nearly unattended installation. over a year ago i customized some
linvdr discs for a friend, who wanted features not present in the
standard version and had some special hardware. the main difficulty in
making something like that for freevo lies in the hardware recognition
and configuration. setting up tvout, tv-in with channels and xmltv and
other things can be quite tricky. of course theres the wiki which
provides lots of information, but the average user isnt interested in
that, he just wants to flop in a cd, wait for the setup to finish and
then start using the software. i suppose the best way to achieve this
would be to create new project with people proficient in creating custom
linux distributions.
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