Re: [Banshee-List] Banshee-by-default in Ubuntu talk - happening now

[rickstone <rhadenstone gmail com>]

Thanks for this.  I'll check it out tonight.



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> Rickstone: 
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> The latest master for version 1.50 is available at 
> http://banshee-project.org/download/development/  
> There are excellent installation instructions there too, so you
> shouldn't have any trouble with it. As I said before, I would urge you
> to install it and check it out thoroughly before passing judgment on
> the product. It is a huge leap forward from version 1.43. 
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> -Gregg 
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> rickstone wrote:
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>   While I appreciate that we all have differing opinions and that free
> speech
> is a valuable commodity, I, too have the right to it.  The above opinion
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> far from FUD, but the truth.  I have installed Banshee multiple times (and
> reinstalled more than that) on different systems, on different OS
> versions,
> etc., and the issues that I am pointing out (that I have previously
> pointed
> out here, never getting a straight answer or any useful reply) are MY
> experience and obviously the experience of others, noted by reading the
> posts here.  "File a bug" is hardly a helpful response to a question.  
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> The latest version of Banshee that I see available is 1.4.3...this version
> has been out for some time and did nothing to solve any of the
> aforementioned problems.  This version does NOT appropriately support the
> G1
> as advertised (a fact echoed by many), and the cover art management is
> abysmal.  You can tell me I'm wrong, but I'm stating that this is MY
> experience with this package.  This is also the experience that many
> others
> have noted.  
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> I'm sorry if some people think that the truth (and the request for
> intelligent input and responses) is FUD.  I have asked here many times for
> input on these issues and have received responses similar to the these. 
> This is sad.  A logical response offering some assistance or possibly
> asking
> further questions IS appropriate.  Simply telling someone to "file a bug"
> is
> not helpful or appropriate.  Not every user wants to or has time to file
> bugs.  These are simple questions and if someone thinks that I and others
> are either stupid or lying about G1, iPod and cover art support, then feel
> free to point me (and the many others here who have asked about this) in
> some positive direction.  
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> Rickstone: 
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> Before passing such harsh and (in my opinion) false judgment, I would
> ask you to install the latest master for version 1.5. A huge number of
> issues from version 1.43 have been resolved, and it works wonderfully.
> I think that it is definitely the BEST choice for a default player for
> future releases of Ubuntu. Rhythmbox is clunky, awkward, and never
> going to get any better, whereas Banshee is easy, sexy, has great
> Last.fm support, and is continually evolving... 
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> Cheers, 
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> Gregg 
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> rickstone wrote:
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>   Let's hope that this doesn't happen.  Banshee is a completely unusable
> mess
> at this point and with release dates pushed back further and further and
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> fixes for advertised yet broken functionality nowhere on the horizon, this
> would be a huge mistake.  Rhythmbox may not be sexy, but it's rock solid.
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>     Ubuntu is holding its Developer Summit, and having a session right
> *now* (just about to start) about whether to make Banshee the default
> media application.  You can listen in at
> http://icecast.ubuntu.com:8000/room3.ogg.m3u  
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> There may be a Gobby document created at http://gobby.ubuntu.com/   at
> some point.  You can probably chat on IRC about it on freenode,
> #ubuntu-devel-summit
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> The Blueprint document that originated this session is here:
> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/desktop-karmic-default-media-player-choice 
> .
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> Cheers!
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> Gabriel
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