Owen Smith wrote: > The fact that you use the phrase "all the patches" shows what a poor > situation we are in. Patches, patches and more patches. What we need is > a properly updated version of the plugin, not yet another patch. Patches > are OK for testing, but are not the solution for a long term reliable > system. > > I've reached the stage of looking around for an alternative system, > since it is clear LMS is slowly dropping out of support one plugin at a > time. I'd like to stay with LMS, but I'm not seeing the sorts of things > that requires. There are only two current patches provided you start with a clean plugin install. This isn't ideal, but it's not impossible. We have a set of instructions that, as far as I know, is comprehensive and comprehensible - if not please let me know.
Unless you use the BBC's own apps, LMS is about as good as you are going to get in having a system working as soon as they make changes. From my perspective LMS is very far from dropping out of support, and it can do some things that no other system can do (such as play random 'works' rather than just random 'songs'). It would help if we had a way of distributing fixes more easily, particularly for those of us who are less technically up to speed (including me), but we can't expect a group of volunteers to always be able to do this quickly. It's obviously more complicated given the original plugin author has decided to move on, and a solution to the licensing and modification issues this raises would be welcome. LMS 7.9 on VortexBox Midi, Xubuntu 14.04, FLACs 16->24 bit, 44.1->192kbps. LMS plugin UPnP/DLNA Bridge to MF M1 CLiC (to MF amp & ESLs) & Marantz CR603 UPnP renderers. Minimserver (server) & upplay (control point) to same & to upmpdcli/mpd PC renderers. Squeezelite to Meridian USB Explorer DAC to speakers/phones. Wireless Xubuntu 15.04 laptop with firefox/upplay or Android 'phone with Squeeze-Commander/BubbleUPnP controls LMS/Minimserver. Have a Touch with EDO, plus spare, but unused. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PasTim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41642 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53229 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
