Re: Module Proposal: Rygel
- From: Sergey Udaltsov <sergey udaltsov gmail com>
- To: Ross Burton <ross burtonini com>
- Cc: desktop-devel-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: Module Proposal: Rygel
- Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:11:55 +0000
Sorry for being unclear. Sure I know the difference between UPnP and
CIFS. I am just saying that approach (I incorrectly called it "use
case") "single system-level daemon + multiple user-controlled
user-specific resources" looks architecturally better than "multiple
user-level daemons".
Sergey
PS My Popcorn Hour can do both CIFS and UPnP, and I use CIFS :P
On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Ross Burton <ross burtonini com> wrote:
> On Mon, 2010-02-22 at 14:29 +0000, Sergey Udaltsov wrote:
>> > Just because others do it in a particular way, doesn't make it
>> > right. Although Rygel can be run as a system-wide service, the main
>> > target use-case is that of providing services per-user[1] so for
>> > example each user can choose to share his media on the network
>> rather
>> > than every user's media.
>> That use case is perfectly served by samba - having ONE system-level
>> daemon and multiple per-user shared directories (controlled by users)
>
> I wasn't aware that my Bravia TV or Roku SoundBridge could play from
> CIFS shares, I thought they were DLNA players, but thanks for informing
> me of this fact.
>
> Yes, I'm being sarcastic. Rygel is a DNLA media server, not a generic
> file server, samba doesn't "perfectly" serve the role of media server.
>
> Ross
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