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JJZolx;266955 Wrote: > > SlimServer chose their path a long time ago. A relatively dumb device > relying on the brains running in very complex server software on a > computer that is powerful enough to do the job. Logitech bought into > that philosophy and that's where it stands. Yes, but that doesn't mean the architecture can not evolve. I'm new here and was admittedly attracted to the squeezebox largely because I am a linux head but I after playing around for a few weeks I think that the architecture could be improved somewhat. I would de-emphasise squeezecenter in favour of squeezenetwork and put more smarts in the SB/controller (e.g. add a samba client) so the user side computer required nothing more than a dumb file server (e.g. a simple NAS). Everybody has a permanent internet connection now and it would be much easier for SD to concentrate on SN rather than the platform/portability issues that go with SC. The controller hardware is probably powerful enough to support enough intelligence there now (unlike back in the days when the SB was originally designed). The big advantage is that it would become much easier and simpler for the user. There's plenty more I could say (and there are compromises which would have to be accepted) but I don't read most of the posts here because they are too long so I'm not going to make the same mistake .. -- bulletmark ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bulletmark's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15014 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43198 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss