[slim] Madness: Softsqueeze, SqueezePlay, Squeezebox Desktop
Have the developers gone raving mad? I tried to find Softsqueeze, then discovered it is now called SqueezePlay, so I go to the wiki, where I am told under the heading of SquuezePlay: SqueezeBox Desktop is a replacement for SoftSqueeze and is based on the SqueezeOS software platform. To make the confusion complete, when you then click on nightly builds in SqueezeBox Desktop can be downloaded from the Nightly Builds, you end up on the Squeezecenter nightly release page where neither SqueezePlay nor SqueezeBox Desktop is mentioned. Well done guys! BTW, who is going to put a stop to all these ludicrous name changes. Doesn't anybody know the importance of a good brand name 9and sticking with it)? -- luuk luuk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1287 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74747 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Madness: Softsqueeze, SqueezePlay, Squeezebox Desktop
Lots of the names have changed with recent rebranding, and yes it takes a bit of getting used to. However, Softsqueeze and Squeezeplay are very different programs - and Softsqueeze is still available. This recent thread should have all the info you need: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64814 To find Squeezeplay, you need to go into the actual nightly builds for 7.4.2 - it's only compiled for Windows right now: http://downloads.slimdevices.com/nightly/?ver=7.4 -- Siduhe Who am I on 'LAST.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/siduhe)? -Siduhe Loved Tracks radio got the thumbs up. Feedback included: yeah, it's good... got the odd dodgy track tho...- (c) 'ModelCitizen' (http://www.last.fm/user/Modelcitizen) Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74747 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Madness: Softsqueeze, SqueezePlay, Squeezebox Desktop
Squeezeplay is a replacement and a totally different player to Softsqueeze - not a renaming. In summary SqueezePlay is written in Lua - implements new Controller and player. Softsqueeze is written in Java - emulates SB2,SB3, Boom and Transporter displays Squeezeslave is written in C - originally no display and intended to be a player in the background on a PC. SqueezePlay is the UI and player in Controller, Radio and Touch. It can play lots of audio formats. SqueezePlay Desktop is a version of SqueezePlay but for PCs - it omits the licensed code such as WMA and AAC decoders which means SqueezePlay I think the moniker SqueezeBox Desktop is a typo by someone. You can find Softsqueeze under 3rd party plugin - Community Softsqueeze. SqueezeSlave can be found in Sourceforge SqueezePlay for OSX, Windows etc can be found in nightly downloads although since change of licence there are other builds now available from users. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74747 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Madness: Softsqueeze, SqueezePlay, Squeezebox Desktop
Thanks for the help. Sorry for giving the impression that Squeezeplay is a replacement of SoftSqueeze. I was looking at it from the user point of view and am well aware that we are dealing with two different products. I hope the error in the Wiki will soon be corrected. As to the rebranding ... you can kill an otherwise decent product by rebranding it too often. Most ordinary users like myself use a product and that is usually it. They do not follow forum discussion so are not normally in the know about name changes and the like, yet they need to update their software every once in a while, which is when confusion strikes. -- luuk luuk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1287 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74747 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Madness: Softsqueeze, SqueezePlay, Squeezebox Desktop
bpa;512521 Wrote: I think the moniker SqueezeBox Desktop is a typo by someone. Yeah. :) It's like you have to make a study of their terminology just to find/get software needed to begin exploring some of the potential of 'the box'. Logitech probably needs to get mysqueezebox.com fixed and improved now very quickly to avoid a relevant pending 'consumer trainwreck'. -SF -- sydsfloyd67 sydsfloyd67's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36188 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74747 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
