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1. Introduction
1.1. Project/Component Working Name:
Songbird for OpenSolaris
1.2. Name of Document Author/Supplier:
Author: Alfred Peng
1.3 Date of This Document:
17 July, 2008
4. Technical Description
1. Introduction
1.1. Project/Component Working Name:
Songbird: The desktop media player mashed-up with the Web.
1.2. Name of Document Author/Supplier:
Alfred Peng
1.3. Date of This Document:
07/11/08
1.3.1. Date this project was conceived:
02/08/2006
1.4. Name of Major Document Customer(s)/Consumer(s):
1.4.1. The PAC or CPT you expect to review your project:
Solaris PAC
1.4.2. The ARC(s) you expect to review your project:
LSARC
1.4.3. The Director/VP who is "Sponsoring" this project:
robert.odea at sun.com
1.4.4. The name of your business unit:
New Solaris Group, Desktop
1.5. Email Aliases:
1.5.1. Responsible Manager:
leo.binchy at sun.com
1.5.2. Responsible Engineer:
alfred.peng at sun.com
1.5.3. Marketing Manager:
glynn.foster at sun.com
1.5.4. Interest List:
desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org
4. Technical Description:
4.1. Details:
Songbird is a complete desktop media player or "jukebox" with a
uniquely open approach to Internet digital media network services.
It runs on Mozilla's XULRunner platform and utilizes GStreamer media
framework for media playback.
Songbird provides the following features:
* Ability to play multiple audio formats, such as MP3, AAC, Ogg
Vorbis, FLAC and Windows Media Audio.
* Multi-Language Support. Songbird comes in 39 languages.
* Integrated Web Search. Search the web from the context of your
collection or tell Songbird to search on the currently playing track.
* A skinnable interface, via feathers.
* Drag-and-drop songs from the Library or another playlist to create
your own custom mixes.
* Play, Pause, Previous, Next, Volume, Mute, Seek, Three Repeat Modes,
and Shuffle.
* Criteria-based playlists that are always up-to-date with your
current collection.
* Get mixes from the Internet and stay up-to-date with the latest
updates, downloads, and casts.
* Filter your collection by Genre, Artist, Album, and Song or
Search-As-You-Type.
* scan the user's computer for all audio files and add them to a
local library.
* Tell Songbird to watch a folder for new music and it will
automatically add new tracks to your collection.
* A configurable and collapsible graphical user interface similar to
iTunes, and miniplayer mode.
* Play web pages as playlists and view any web page as a playlist.
* Edit meta-data tags and save back to file.
* Songbird JS API. Create, populate and play a playlist and much more
from your Web site.
* Built-in RSS subscription and MP3 file download.
* Build deeply integrated web stores into Songbird with Mozilla XUL.
4.2. Bug/RFE Number(s):
None.
4.3. In Scope:
See above.
4.4. Out of Scope:
See above.
4.5. Interfaces:
Exported Interface
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Interface Name Classification Comment
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SUNWsongbird Uncommitted Package name
/usr/bin/songbird Volatile Songbird GUI
$HOME/.songbird2 Project Private Profile
/usr/lib/songbird Project Private Directory
/usr/share/applications/songbird.desktop Volatile UI spec
Imported Interface
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Interface Classification ARC case Comment
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GNOME Platform Committed LSARC/2008/207 GTK+ library
Libraries GNOME 2.22
SQLite Uncommitted PSARC/2008/120 SQLite library
NSS/NSPR Committed WSARC/2007/548 NSS/NSPR
libraries
FreeType Volatile LSARC/2007/662 freetype library
The versions of NSS/NSPR in Nevada are lower than required. We will
deliver private ones for now, and remove the private ones after
those libraries get upgraded in Nevada.
4.6. Doc Impact:
New manpage, songbird.1.
4.7. Admin/Config Impact:
None.
4.8. HA Impact:
None.
4.9. I18N/L10N Impact:
The JDS team and the G11N are working together to evaluate and
provide I18N/L10N support.
4.10. Packaging & Delivery:
Adds new package, SUNWsongbird
4.11. Security Impact:
Songbird uses NSS as the crypto library.
Songbird includes a feature that allows user to save passwords. The
saved passwords are stored in an encrypted file in user's profile
folder. The saved passwords can be protected by using a Master
Password.
Songbird does not allow a website to download onto, install onto, or
execute code on a user's computer without the user's agreement.
Community will provide security updates as soon as possible.
e.12. Dependencies:
The following versions of the imported interfaces are required:
GNOME 2.22 Upwards
SQLite 3.X Upwards
NSS 3.12 Upwards
NSPR 4.7 Upwards
FreeType
5. Reference Documents:
[1] Songbird homepage:
http://www.songbirdnest.com
[2] Related ARC cases:
LSARC 2008/207: GNOME 2.22
PSARC 2008/120: SQLite
WSARC/2007/548: NSPR/NSS/JSS Reclassification
WSARC/2002/366: NSS
WSARC/2002/217: NSPR
LSARC/2007/662: FreeType move from /usr/sfw to /usr
6. Resources and Schedule
6.4. Steering Committee requested information
6.4.1. Consolidation C-team Name:
Desktop
6.5. ARC review type: FastTrack
6.6. ARC Exposure: open
