[Feedback] Feature suggestion

[Greg Meyer]

On Sunday 04 November 2007, Colin Guthrie wrote:
> K Robinson wrote:
> > On Saturday 03 November 2007 10:49:43 pm Dan wrote:
> >> craig at clark.name wrote:
> >>> Craig Clark sent a message using the contact form at
> >>> http://amarok.kde.org/en/contact.
> >>>
> >>> Hi
> >>>
> >>> For the backend, rather than sqllite or similar could you use the
> >>> iTunes xml library so the same library info is recorded between all my
> >>> PC's.
> >>
> >> Instead of asking us this question.. why not ask apple if they can store
> >> the library in an Amarok sqlite database? I'm sure they would be willing
> >> to embrace an open alternative!
> >
> > Perhaps Apple and Amarok should both have pluggable database back ends,
> > so they can both interchangeably use each other's data.  Or perhaps
> > someone could write a program that converts and/or syncs the two formats.
> >  Maybe we should build a quantum entanglement module into it so you're
> > never sure which format the database is really in until you look at it.
>
> I've been talking about this holy grail of media device metadata backend
> for *years*, but have given up hope if it happening in the short term
> (seeing as I've personally not got time to do it!).
>
> IMO there should not be any database but everything should run off a
> metadata tracker (e.g. Beagle, Tracker, Spotlight) which would be
> detailed and flexible enough to allow all the information to be aggregated.
>
On an even grander scale, why don't we empower one trusted corporation (or 
perhaps the US Government cause they're so trustworthy) to collect and 
maintain information on everyone in the world, and then allow any program to 
access it, so no matter what you are using your data is available to you.  

This would be awesome and convenient for everyone, and I don't think a company 
like Apple or Microsoft would misuse the data, and as long as we chip 
everyone, there should be no privacy concerns.
-- 
Greg