engage wrote: > BTW, is there a way to automate the installation of mvpmc to simplify > this?
Yes. There's been talk of an Ubuntu/Debian package for bundling up the Linux support tools. (Check the developer list. A prototype was created a year ago or so.) Perhaps including a "wizard" to generate a dongle.bin.config startup script. I've mentioned the idea of creating a virtual appliance that has a small OS (like the Ubuntu's JeOS, for example) that could be ran inside a VM like VirtualBox on any Linux, Windows, or Mac PC to provide the boot support for mvpmc. The problem with these ideas include: 1. Just booting mvpmc isn't all that useful. You really need to have some service set up to provide media. So unless you're going to be using an existing media server (UPnP, Hauppauge, NFS), you still have some work to do. It would be difficult, if not impractical to bundle such media servers with an mvpmc automated setup package. If nothing else, there are too many possible choices. But that's not to say at least solving the problem of getting mvpmc booted quickly wouldn't be useful. And even a virtual appliance approach could incorporate a "shared media" folder that gets exported via NFS to give new users a simple way to start sharing their media. 2. Unlike product features, the pain of setting up mvpmc is primarily felt by new users. Developers already involved in the project get minimal benefit from automating the install, so with a small developer community, effort is focused on expanding product features. -Tom ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Register now and save $200. Hurry, offer ends at 11:59 p.m., Monday, April 7! Use priority code J8TLD2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ Mvpmc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mvpmc-users mvpmc wiki: http://mvpmc.wikispaces.com/
