I just wanted to report some fun I have just had installing an mp3 streaming server on my linux box.
I read a review in NZ PC World about the Squeezebox, a network (wired| wireless) connected mp3 player about the size of a bedside clock radio. The surprising thing was that it was supplied with Open Source server software for linux, windows or OSX, and that the server would serve up to any computer - ie you don't need the proprietary squeezebox client. The slimserver package comes in an rpm and tgz formats for linux (and other formats for other oses). The rpm looks suitable for redhat/fedora/mandrake with startup scripts added that look familair from my redhat days. It is all perl stuff and open source. It reqiures no compilation. There is a ebuild file for gentoo on bugs.gentoo.org. If anyone wants instructions on getting it going on gentoo drop me a line. Well I started the server and it just works. On the client you point xmms or mpg123 or windows media client to: http://serverip:9000/stream.mp3 than you go to a browser and connect to http://serverip:9000/ and you can control what you are listening to (after setting one thing - the directory of your mp3's) easy as! I am sure many of you have set up streaming music servers round your home before, but this is the first time I have done so and it was such a breeze. I might even go and buy a squeezebox, and support a company that open sources its software. Or build one i guess :-) Anyone interested go to http://slimdevices.com/
