Re: The future of Freevo(.org)
Jake <[email protected]> Tue, 21 Jan 2014 08:31:59 +1300
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.video.freevo.user,gmane.comp.video.freevo.devel |
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--===============5821366290409024664== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----J1IVU11ZIGQIBZDQ1E113YX2HP4SL2" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ------J1IVU11ZIGQIBZDQ1E113YX2HP4SL2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This is a sad day :( I used freevo for years but started using my TVs inb= uilt dlna client when my last htpc died 3 years ago. It was a threadbare = experience - but at least it didn't try to be too clever. I recently got = a raspberry pi for xbmc, but I do miss freevo. It had the perfect mix of = simplicity and features, my TVs dlna client is utterly braindead and xbmc= tries to be too clever. Thanks for all your hard work Dirk! Dirk Meyer <[email protected]> wrote: >Hi, > >I have no idea how many people still read this list, how many people >still use Freevo 1.x, and how many people use 2.0 from git (I guess >that >is only me). > >I failed to get a release of Freevo 2 out. I changed too much, a >complete rewrite and some parts are also written three or four times. >My >fault, I know -- an error made years ago and when noticed, it was too >late to change it. And since I started a new job four years ago my time >working on Freevo got smaller and smaller every month. Jason also is >completely busy with his job. > >I still say Freevo 2 is ready to use, but I will not release it. I'm >not >sure it works with the latest clutter or gstreamer, I only know it >works >for me. It lacks many important features such as DVD playback (I have a >BluRay Player) and TV recording. I do not need it and I don't have time >to code it. > >Besides that, XBMC has a much bigger community, UPnP is enough for many >people (even I use NAS + BubbleUPnP + TV sometimes) and new development >such as Chromecast will reduce Freevo's usefulness even further. > >I will continue to use Freevo 2, I may even write an Android client for >it (after learning Python with Freevo which was useful for getting my >current job, hacking Android is a good next step), but I see no real >future for Freevo without a live community and more people hacking >code. >If someone contributes something, I will add it. If someone needs help >to get Freevo 2 running, I will provide it. > >Since we also lack someone maintaining the server we host and I do not >want to pay for something we don't need, I will shut it down at the end >of February. This means the SVN and the Wiki will be gone. If someone >wants a backup of the Wiki please tell me. The code is already on >github >and will remain there. The mailing list on SF will continue and so will >the mail server hosting freevo.org and all mail addresses will continue >to be valid. > >Maybe after some time someone resurrects Freevo. I would love to pass >the maintainership over to someone just as I took it over from Krister >years ago. Maybe someone takes the kaa-stuff and writes something new >and better. I'm happy to assist and I think the same is true for Jason. >Maybe I will release something someday based on the current code. > >It was a great time, I learned a lot and it was much fun. > > >Regards, > >Dischi > >------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------ >CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. >Learn Why More Businesses Are Choosing CenturyLink Cloud For >Critical Workloads, Development Environments & Everything In Between. >Get a Quote or Start a Free Trial Today.=20 >http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=3D119420431&iu=3D/4140/ost= g.clktrk >_______________________________________________ >Freevo-users mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users -- Jake ------J1IVU11ZIGQIBZDQ1E113YX2HP4SL2 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head></head><body>This is a sad day :( I used freevo for years but= started using my TVs inbuilt dlna client when my last htpc died 3 years = ago. It was a threadbare experience - but at least it didn't try to b= e too clever. I recently got a raspberry pi for xbmc, but I do miss freev= o. It had the perfect mix of simplicity and features, my TVs dlna client = is utterly braindead and xbmc tries to be too clever.<br> <br> Thanks for all your hard work Dirk!<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">Dir= k Meyer <[email protected]> wrote:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"= style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204,= 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> <pre class=3D"k9mail">Hi,<br /><br />I have no idea how many people still= read this list, how many people<br />still use Freevo 1.x, and how many = people use 2.0 from git (I guess that<br />is only me).<br /><br />I fail= ed to get a release of Freevo 2 out. I changed too much, a<br />complete = rewrite and some parts are also written three or four times. My<br />faul= t, I know -- an error made years ago and when noticed, it was too<br />la= te to change it. And since I started a new job four years ago my time<br = />working on Freevo got smaller and smaller every month. Jason also is<br= />completely busy with his job.<br /><br />I still say Freevo 2 is ready= to use, but I will not release it. I'm not<br />sure it works with the l= atest clutter or gstreamer, I only know it works<br />for me. It lacks ma= ny important features such as DVD playback (I have a<br />BluRay Player) = and TV recording. I do not need it and I don't have time<br />to code it.= <br /><br />Besides that, XBMC has a much bigger community, UPnP is enough for many<br />people (even I use NAS + BubbleUP= nP + TV sometimes) and new development<br />such as Chromecast will reduc= e Freevo's usefulness even further.<br /><br />I will continue to use Fre= evo 2, I may even write an Android client for<br />it (after learning Pyt= hon with Freevo which was useful for getting my<br />current job, hacking= Android is a good next step), but I see no real<br />future for Freevo w= ithout a live community and more people hacking code.<br />If someone con= tributes something, I will add it. If someone needs help<br />to get Free= vo 2 running, I will provide it.<br /><br />Since we also lack someone ma= intaining the server we host and I do not<br />want to pay for something = we don't need, I will shut it down at the end<br />of February. This mean= s the SVN and the Wiki will be gone. If someone<br />wants a backup of th= e Wiki please tell me. The code is already on github<br />and will remain= there. The mailing list on SF will continue and so will<br />the mail server hosting <a href=3D"http://freevo.org">freevo= .org</a> and all mail addresses will continue<br />to be valid.<br /><br = />Maybe after some time someone resurrects Freevo. I would love to pass<b= r />the maintainership over to someone just as I took it over from Kriste= r<br />years ago. Maybe someone takes the kaa-stuff and writes something = new<br />and better. I'm happy to assist and I think the same is true for= Jason.<br />Maybe I will release something someday based on the current = code.<br /><br />It was a great time, I learned a lot and it was much fun= .<br /><br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Dischi<br /><br /><hr /><br />Cent= uryLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services.<br />Learn Why Mo= re Businesses Are Choosing CenturyLink Cloud For<br />Critical Workloads,= Development Environments & Everything In Between.<br />Get a Quote o= r Start a Free Trial Today. <br /><a href=3D"http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=3D119420431&iu=3D= /4140/ostg.clktrk">http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=3D119420= 431&iu=3D/4140/ostg.clktrk</a><br /><hr /><br />Freevo-users mailing = list<br />[email protected]<br /><a href=3D"https://list= s.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users">https://lists.sourceforge.= net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users</a><br /></pre></blockquote></div><br> --<br> Jake</body></html> ------J1IVU11ZIGQIBZDQ1E113YX2HP4SL2-- --===============5821366290409024664== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. 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