> Peter, I don't mean to hijack your thread but thought it worth > mentioning the xPL interface already built into Slimserver. > Which can also provide effectively the same functionality > and potentially much greater flexibility and extensibility.
I looked at xPL briefly -- briefly enough that I didn't even see that it lacked Firecracker support -- but it seemed overly complex for my limited goal. More software, more CPU and RAM usage, etc., etc. I think I should probably add "Alternatives" and "Downsides" sections to my web page -- xPL and hardware mods being the main alternatives, and X10's clunkiness (the on/off action in my appliance relays is louder than I think it ought to be) being the main downside. Secondary downside -- and I think this would also be true of xPL, but perhaps not the hardware mods -- is that these "amp power" software techniques don't work with SqueezeNetwork. When an SB2/SB3 is on SqueezeNetwork, the local SlimServer loses all control, so it can't tell when a user interacts with the SB. That's probably a good thought for another thread and/or bugzilla ticket -- it'd be nice to offer a "proxied" mode for SqueezeNetwork for those of us with 24x7 SlimServer hosts so the local SlimServer host would always have primary control over the SB devices. -- peterw ------------------------------------------------------------------------ peterw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2107 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24065 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
