I'm jumping in a little bit late but here's my $0.02. Being able to download songs from MPD would be a useful, but inappropriate, feature. MPD is a first and foremost a music player. It is not, and in my opinion should not be made into, a file server.
Yes, it would require that users find other solutions. Sometimes people have to do work to achieve their goals, and that's OK. Small, sharp tools are best. e. On Mar 16, 2009, at 3:10 PM, Stefan Monnier wrote: >> The thing is mainly that I belive this problem is better solved >> elsewhere. > > The problem is that any other solution seems to involve more > configuration on the user's part: now the user needs not only to > specify > how to access the MPD daemon, but also how to access the corresponding > sound files. > > On the MPD side, it also means more configuration since you need to > not > only setup MPD but also some file-sharing (which may even require more > priviledge than MPD). > > In most cases, when I mention MPD as a possible solution to someone's > problems/needs, the answer I get is along the lines of "too complex to > setup". > > This request is really not "add a network file system to MPD", since > as > any implementer of such a beast knows, a network file system is mostly > dealing with caching/consistency/authorization/networkfailure/... none > of which matter here. > > > Stefan > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) > are > powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly > and > easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based > development > software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. > Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com > _______________________________________________ > Musicpd-dev-team mailing list > Musicpd-dev-team@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/musicpd-dev-team -- er...@xmtp.net "If the answer isn't violence, neither is your silence!" -- Pop Will Eat Itself, "Ich Bin Ein Auslander" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com _______________________________________________ Musicpd-dev-team mailing list Musicpd-dev-team@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/musicpd-dev-team
