Just a quick comparison of another open source audio company that was
taken over and subsequently pretty much destroyed along with the rest
of the community that supported the orginal product. That company was
Phatnoise, the company that bought them; Harman International.
I have one of their
seanadams;369058 Wrote:
[
] [going closed source] would be a dumb idea even if it were. [
]
Still having fun here. Can't speak for anyone else.
Thanks for throwing that in. We »out here« also like feedback :-)
In my opinion, youre right: It -would- be a dumb idea. Hey, and great
to hear that
seanadams;369058 Wrote:
Sigh... not this again.
Squeezecenter is NOT going closed source. As radish says, it's not
possible, and it would be a dumb idea even if it were. And with Duet,
we've actually become a heck of a lot _more_ open than we used to be.
As for anyone's plans... I
In terms of the quality of a software product, it isn't really a
question of open source vs. closed or proprietary development; it's a
matter of development expertise, which usually means training and
experience. I think the SqueezeBox line is well engineered hardware,
but in some areas the
mherger;368794 Wrote:
I thought the information I found was useful
In what respect?
Michael
...because it foreshadows a few things to expect over the next 12
months.
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mherger;368794 Wrote:
In what respect?
Buying a Squeezecenter device is really buying into the larger system
and, to some extent, the community around it.
I've been very happy with the progress that's been made since the
Logitech acquisition. virtually every complaint I've had since I bought
snarlydwarf;368716 Wrote:
Hurry and buy them all now, that silk screen does affect sound quality,
even more so, than, well, a switch.
It's also worth noting that the devices were signed by a left-handed
person and a right-handed person, thereby improving the stereo imaging.
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atrocity
Goodsounds;368781 Wrote:
I'm not sure you were following what I said, you seem to be talking
about rather different things. And/or we don't agree, which is okay
with me.
Or (3), you weren't following what I said :) I'm pretty sure I was
able to follow what you wrote, though I think
Sigh... not this again.
Squeezecenter is NOT going closed source. As radish says, it's not
possible, and it would be a dumb idea even if it were. And with Duet,
we've actually become a heck of a lot _more_ open than we used to be.
As for anyone's plans... I don't even plan for next week. Still
radish;369053 Wrote:
Or (3), you weren't following what I said :) I'm pretty sure I was able
to follow what you wrote, though I think you're using a much narrower
definition of some of the words than I.
My opinion (and you know what they say about those) is that the change
you seem to
MrSinatra;368484 Wrote:
i think the guys love what they do, why leave?
People tend to leave after financial handcuffs/incentives expire. It's
been there, done that, what's next? Either the earn-out is triggered
and they're loaded and want to enjoy their loot, or they fail and don't
want to hang
i'm surprised no one else is commening, but your view seems tilted
negative without cause...
i don't think logitech would have bought it IF they weren't committed
to it.
and i wouldn't be surprised if there are plans to have it support video
one day. logitech is a computer accessories company,
I thought the information I found was useful because it foreshadows a
few things to expect over the next 12 months. That should be of
interest to many people here, it may affect them significantly in this
realm. But I suspect many just don't understand, don't care and/or they
find other topics
MrSinatra;368640 Wrote:
i don't think logitech would have bought it IF they weren't committed
to it.
100% correct.
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bklaas
Logitech Developer:
Squeezeplay/SqueezeOS/SqueezeboxController/SqueezeCenter
Community Developer: Nokia770Skin
http://www.last.fm/user/bklaas/
'KHAAAN!'
MrSinatra;368640 Wrote:
i'm surprised no one else is commening, but your view seems tilted
negative without cause...
i don't think logitech would have bought it IF they weren't committed
to it.
and i wouldn't be surprised if there are plans to have it support video
one day. logitech
erland;368715 Wrote:
There were a lot of people worrying directly after the purchase that
everything was going to be lost
cough, well
https://secure.slimdevices.com/products.php?product=Slim-Devices-Signature-Series-Squeezebox-Classic
should satisfy them.
Hurry and buy them all now, that
Snarly,
Excellent comment! You may want to consider the Pandora Boom, though.
The signatures were done with a different type of pen and ink, which
seems to be more sympatico with the crystaline structure of the case
and so provides more undertoe.
Erland,
I know your work is highly respected. You
Just a quick one: I dont see Goodsounds initial comments as negative.
»Earn-out-leaving« is common business practise, and I think he
explained it very well for those who didnt know. Lets see what
happens. We can only speculate what might happen.
As I said 'elsewhere'
maybe negative was the wrong word... how about pessimistic?
i didn't mean to imply what he said was offensive in any way.
--
MrSinatra
www.LION-Radio.org
Using:
Squeezebox2 (primary) / SBR (secondary) / SBC - w/SC 7.3b - Win XP Pro
SP3 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - D-Link DIR-655
Well, -I- didn#8217;t take it as offensive (neither his nor your post),
maybe more like -critically looking at things-#8212;and if not here,
where else?
Anyway, each coin has two sides. Why not see it positive? All
possibilities can have their charme:
A. The »old guys« leaving (if they wish so)
Forget about closing SC, it basically can't be done (legally or
technically). The open source model works well for this product and I
simply don't see any reason to change. What Logitech have done, which
incidentally I think has been handled really well, is to reinforce
their in-house team with
radish wrote:
Really? Never heard of a company relying on Linux? Or Apache? Or MySQL?
Microsoft are pretty much the _only_ major software company who haven't
done anything significant in the OS space
Moving rapidly OT:
Do you mean that M$ never did any OS development? That's a bit unfair,
Radish,
I've looked back over my comments, including the one you quote (the key
word in which is business). Nothing there I want to change.
I'm not sure you were following what I said, you seem to be talking
about rather different things. And/or we don't agree, which is okay
with me.
Sorry if this is getting a bit off topic.
radish;368767 Wrote:
Forget about closing SC, it basically can't be done (legally or
technically). The open source model works well for this product and I
simply don't see any reason to change.
A closed source model would probably have to be based
I thought the information I found was useful
In what respect?
Michael
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Logitech's SEC filings indicate that the Slim Devices acquisition
included an earn-out provision based on calender 2009 revenue. It's
public information, and has likely been around for a few years. Forgive
me if previously discussed here - if so, I missed it.
A few interesting points -
1.
i think the guys love what they do, why leave?
but even if they did, i think the open source quality of it will keep
it going. logitech definitely needs a product to fill this space. i
think they killed all of their own dj music systems.
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