Re: [Banshee-List] Proposal to move Banshee to libgpod

["Andrés G. Aragoneses" <knocte gmail com>]

El 24/02/10 00:28, Chow Loong Jin escribió:
> Hi all,
> 
> Recently there have been discussions on #banshee about getting Banshee to move
> to libgpod from its current ipod-sharp/podsleuth usage. I am in favour of this,
> if it ever takes place, since ipod-sharp/podsleuth is beginning to get rather...
> dated, and doesn't really does seem behind time as there are several popular
> models of iPods not supported, such as the iPhone/iPod Touch, some Nanos, among
> others, and it still relies heavily on HAL, which is deprecated.
> 
> From what I hear, libgpod was not considered at the start of Banshee's iPod
> support due to it being young/attempting dangerous stuff, but a considerable
> amount of time has passed since then, so perhaps it would be worth a
> reevaluation? I'd love to hear input from Aaron and James on this.
> 
> I understand that it will not be directly implementable currently since libgpod
> is yet to sprout C# bindings, but I am sure that once the ball starts rolling,
> it will be done, and that is the purpose of this e-mail. :-D

I would advocate for this as long as a smooth transition is made. I
mean, having both iPodSharp and libgpod working at the same time in some
releases, making the latter work only if the former doesn't support the
device. I would prefer this because, yes, iPodSharp&PodSleuth may not
get support for new devices lately, however they do get bugfixes from
time to time, and a lot of people who are already using their iPods with
Banshee would prefer not to fall into regressions when moving to libgpod.

How does that sound?

	Andres

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