GoSoC 2009 UPnP Proposal -draft 2

[Michael Pujos]

Ian Monroe a écrit :
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>> It might also be easier to start by implementing the MediaServer as
>> there's not much UI work appart from a configuration dialog.
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> I agree it might be easier, but its also far less important (people
> can even run the media server as a separate app, there's isn't a real
> big need for it to be part of Amarok).
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Sure a server is less spectacular but it still a nice thing to have to 
stream to a PS3, XBOX, iphone, other Amarok instances etc.
It can probably live in its own process as long as there is an API to 
access the Media Library.

>> Also many UPnP AV devices behave in their own quircky ways, and that
>> must be taken into account when you want to make a Controller or Server
>> that work with most of these.
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> Doesn't the backend library (whether Platinum or Coherence) handle all
> that sort of crap?
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These quirks are essentially true for Media Servers. Some devices have 
limited capabilities, others take shortcuts regarding the (complicated) 
spec, some won't handle long URLs, others will only allow a few 
samplerates (hello PS3)...etc