Re: [Banshee-List] DAAP support in trunk (Was Re: Planning for a preview release)

["Sandy Armstrong" <sanfordarmstrong gmail com>]

2008/2/28 James Willcox <snorp snorp net>:
> Sandy,
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 2:03 PM, Sandy Armstrong
> <sanfordarmstrong gmail com> wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 11:04 AM, Gabriel Burt <gabriel burt gmail com>
> wrote:
> > > Banshees,
> > >
> > >  We are planning a preview release of trunk  for next week - very
> > >  exciting!  It will include the album/artist browser, smart playlists,
> > >  Last.fm radio and scrobbling extension, a play queue, multimedia keys
> > >  support, notification icon, and, as important as anything, much better
> > >  performance.  You can see a more detailed list of what's done at
> > >  http://banshee-project.org/Roadmap
> > >
> > >  This preview release will not have feature-parity with 0.13.2, but
> > >  it's getting closer by leaps and bounds.  We are in a mini
> > >  feature-freeze on trunk until we make the release; please talk to
> > >  Aaron or me before committing.  After the release, we will be charging
> > >  ahead full steam toward feature parity - and beyond.
> > >
> > >  If you want to help, claim an item on the Roadmap and/or download and
> > >  build the latest from trunk and try it out.  You can find all trunk
> > >  related information on the wiki here:
> > >  http://banshee-project.org/OnePointEx
> >
> > For me, DAAP support is an absolute must when using Banshee.  I
> > noticed on the Roadmap that it is currently unassigned.  Is there any
> > anticipation for how difficult it might be to port DAAP support over
> > from the stable series to trunk?
> >
> > In a few weeks I might have time to hack on a little something, so I
> > was thinking of attempting that.
> >
>
> Allegedly, I think I am supposed to do it.  I really have not had time to
> get into it, though, as Real Work has been pretty demanding.  I have a rough
> plan for how I think it could be done, though.  Basically I think Banshee
> should cannibalize daap-sharp by re-using all the low-level bits
> (ContentParser, etc) and storing everything in the database.  Feel free to
> give it a go if you like, I do not expect I'll have time in the near future.

Alright, I'll let ya'all know if I intend to work it.  Thanks for the
tips, James.

Sandy