Quoting radish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
My major concern is that the desire for people to pitch in and help with the software will dry up as Logitech can surely afford to hire as many devs as they need and everyone knows it. Slimserver wouldn't be what it is now if it were a purely in-house product. But again, if Logitech can find some way of keeping the small club feeling whilst expanding the user base 10x, then maybe it'll all be OK.
From the working side of the picture, I can certainly imagine that expanding user base with the existing small club will be crippling. Those of us working on "free time" (don't get me wrong, free kit is cool, but it is a lot of time spent to get it) can easily end up trampled. Even just the added base from SB3 and the NY Times press gets hard to manage. I used to read every single forum/mail post and responded to easily over 50%. Now, subject is critical or I just don't have the time. Thankfully others have pitched in with the helpful info. I think the high profile of Logitech can work both ways. More money for in-house resources, but also a higher profile for attracting contributors. Selfishly speaking, I already have more than one SqueezeBox per room in my house. Remotes to access them and all my other electronics would be a nice change, now that my current universal remote (non-logitech) has a crippled IR output :)
Welcome to the team, Logitech...you have a keen eye for greatness in picking out Slim Devices as a strategic growth path. Now, who's buying the rounds???
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