Tagging classical music

[DavidHB]

Thank you, Simon.

(30-04-2014 14:52)simoncn Wrote:  

(30-04-2014 13:45)DavidHB Wrote:  With MinimServer update 25 in mind (which is such an important release it is surprising that the version number was not advanced to 0.8.2),

I thought about this and decided not to do it, for the following reasons ...

... It's my current intention to use version advancement for changes that affect the installation process (which can't be made in an update), changes that are incompatible (such as the change to transcoding in 0.8.1) or changes to fundamental aspects of MinimServer.

This makes very good sense to me, and trumps my 'feel' (which I hope you find encouraging) that the application has developed to the point at which, in terms of user experience, MinimServer has advanced to a new point.

(30-04-2014 14:52)simoncn Wrote:  

(30-04-2014 13:45)DavidHB Wrote:  I hope these thoughts are useful.

David

They are useful and I agree with your thoughts on how users can make best use of metadata in their libraries.

Thank you.

(30-04-2014 14:52)simoncn Wrote:  This hobby of ours will not capture the hearts and minds of the CD-playing public until this whole ecosystem works far better than it does today.

Absolutely. The full section of yours from which I am quoting out to be part of every new user's introduction to the hobby.

(30-04-2014 14:52)simoncn Wrote:  MinimServer is a small contribution to item 4). It is far from perfect, but it is (I hope) a step in the right direction.

For classical music fans like me, it is far more than that. It is proof that we do not need to be bound by the stultifying tyranny of the 'DNLA mentality' in which consumers are induced to like what manufacturers can easily supply, rather than what genuinely meets their needs.

David