GSoC 2009

[Jeff Mitchell]

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Ian Monroe wrote:
>> Another addition:
>> Remote Sharing via DAAP. Both iTunes and WMP have this feature now.
>> People should be able to seamlessly listen and browse tracks in
>> Amaroks on the LAN. Amarok should also support the DACP remote control
>> spec (http://dacp.jsharkey.org/) so people can controller amarok
>> remotely from devices (i.e., cellphones).
> 
> I think upnp is a better standard then DAAP since its actually
> documented. Or like on that DACP page I saw the ominous words "With
> the protocol now reverse engineered". Obviously I'm still bitter after
> iTunes 7 broke my GSoC project, but I think avoiding such undocumented
> Apple technology is probably a good policy. UPnP vs Apple protocols is
> not a zero-sum game, we can have both. But I think the priority should
> be on upnp.

Going to echo Ian on this one.  DAAP is undocumented and Apple breaks it
when they feel like (and very purposefully).  We have no business
supporting it now that documented protocols are out there.  DLNA (which
is the actual standard...upnp was a precursor, and covers more types of
scenarios than media sharing, such as dynamically opening forwarding
ports on home routers) is documented and not controlled by a single company.

- --Jeff
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