dynobot wrote:1+ years between updates [for some hardware] ....
I am guessing that some of the people who post here can't update from 0.3 beta to the latest builds.
I agree that sucks, because I've been there... trapped by hardware which is not evenly supported. By some stroke of luck I am one of those with a Pi 2 who can use the more recently added features.
Dirble and streaming radio stations is finally working well for me. Another big improvement was just yesterday when I discovered there is a simple fix for the drop-outs in the streaming radio stations that used to require a manual restart. Source of frustration removed for someone like me with an iffy Internet connection...
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The remote control app released in January that you can now download to almost any Android appliance is a big plus, because I can now use my old Nexus tab seamlessly. The browser-based RuneUI works well on my laptop and my new-ish Samsung phone, but on the tablet, not so much until I upgraded to the remote control.
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The local browser looks cool, and seems to have a lot of fans here. That is not so important for me personally since I intend to use Rune Audio as a headless player, but I am probably in a minority.
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On the minus side, the newer Pi versions (2 and 3) seem to require Device Tree and device tree overlays for added hardware, which I barely understand the reason for. "Require" not "recommend" So if you have a B+ or earlier version, or another hardware platform, at least you are free of that "feature" for now.
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dynobot wrote:...Over the past decade or more I've watched many Linux projects fizzle out....
Same here. I've stopped counting. A lot of lost time and talent.
Frankly, I hope that making use of Arch Linux turns out to be a good decision for RuneAudio... after all, the guy who invented it was a musician, not "just another programmer"
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