by Linwood » Tue Nov 26, 2019 12:49 pm
This is probably documented somewhere, and apologies for not finding it if so, but I wonder if I can go up to the top level and just ask: In your vision, for the longer run, what role will MMS vs MM5 have?
I assume it will be a proprietary server for MM5 to use to obtain content from MMS's database. Proprietary in that it is not an existing protocol, but you said it's open code so I assume open interface for other people to build clients if desired.
But will MMS also be a renderer? Let's say that MMS is installed on a box that has speakers attached. Can MMS itself server as a DLNA renderer so that other devices with music can play on it (say a guest with a phone that has content, stuff not in MMS's database)?
Along the same lines, can MMS be a player for local hardware from its own database, say you install it on a headless linux box with speakers, can MM5 (on a different machine, or phone) tell MMS to play through those speakers directly?
These answers may be around here somewhere, but if all this is published with an open API, apologies for asking stuff already documented, and any pointers... ?
Maybe I should just download and try, but I'm trying to understand whether it actually solves any problems I have. Plus it doesn't look like it's very actively being developed/used yet, so too early?
Linwood
This is probably documented somewhere, and apologies for not finding it if so, but I wonder if I can go up to the top level and just ask: In your vision, for the longer run, what role will MMS vs MM5 have?
I assume it will be a proprietary server for MM5 to use to obtain content from MMS's database. Proprietary in that it is not an existing protocol, but you said it's open code so I assume open interface for other people to build clients if desired.
But will MMS also be a renderer? Let's say that MMS is installed on a box that has speakers attached. Can MMS itself server as a DLNA renderer so that other devices with music can play on it (say a guest with a phone that has content, stuff not in MMS's database)?
Along the same lines, can MMS be a player for local hardware from its own database, say you install it on a headless linux box with speakers, can MM5 (on a different machine, or phone) tell MMS to play through those speakers directly?
These answers may be around here somewhere, but if all this is published with an open API, apologies for asking stuff already documented, and any pointers... ?
Maybe I should just download and try, but I'm trying to understand whether it actually solves any problems I have. Plus it doesn't look like it's very actively being developed/used yet, so too early?
Linwood