Christophe Vanlancker
July 22nd, 2007, 08:04 AM
I'm very happy about the way Ubuntu is evolving these years and specially lookup for the next release of Gutsy.
However I still have some ideas in mind of which I'm not sure if they have already been issued or considered.
1- MP3 to OGG app that would convert all your music if desired.
Here's the idea: if you live in a country where it's illegal to have mp3 used in linux, why can't we give the user the option to easily convert their music files into the open format?
I'm not sure if having this capability is legally al right or if having an app that's installed by default who can understand the mp3 format in any way is breaking the law.
2- Better IDV-Tag management in our media players like Rhythmbox
How can it be that when I edit the tags in any mp3 song that only the media player I used to edit it is the only one who remembers the changes instead of writing it along with the file?
This gives me major headaches when having to listen to my music in other music players.
I know there are things like EasyTag to manipulate the IDV settings within the music files, but please! Isn't it time to incorporate these feature into our music players?
The idea is to write the changes once, and view the songs correctly no matter which music player you use. It can't be that difficult?
3- More info about support for different mp3 players
Now for those people who use Ipods in linux, I think it must have happened at least once that the ipods library suddenly becomes corrupted for some mysterious reason. Now I know that not everything can work with a new update for the firmware (which you shouldn't be doing anyway when using solely linux to put songs on it) but the media player like say Rhythmbox could at least warn you about the possible *risks* that you take as a newbie.
4- Smart technology within Rhythmbox
For those who use iTunes, I guess they are aware of the *consolidate* option in the menu, which organises your music within folders nicely named after the artist and album. Not only are they organized in the iTunes folder, but it gives you some backup feeling and capabilities. I think Rhythmbox is mature enough to have this feature and others in it.
You know the moodbar in Amarok? Why not doing something similar? Or have a special function that selects similar songs based on the "mood" or genre of the songs? That would be cool to use in parties!
5- Smart auto-partitioning
Instead of having everything under the root partition /, why not make the /home directory exterior to the / partition? That way if someone screws up something or got too experimental on their system, they can always reinstall the system back without losing potentially important files?
However I still have some ideas in mind of which I'm not sure if they have already been issued or considered.
1- MP3 to OGG app that would convert all your music if desired.
Here's the idea: if you live in a country where it's illegal to have mp3 used in linux, why can't we give the user the option to easily convert their music files into the open format?
I'm not sure if having this capability is legally al right or if having an app that's installed by default who can understand the mp3 format in any way is breaking the law.
2- Better IDV-Tag management in our media players like Rhythmbox
How can it be that when I edit the tags in any mp3 song that only the media player I used to edit it is the only one who remembers the changes instead of writing it along with the file?
This gives me major headaches when having to listen to my music in other music players.
I know there are things like EasyTag to manipulate the IDV settings within the music files, but please! Isn't it time to incorporate these feature into our music players?
The idea is to write the changes once, and view the songs correctly no matter which music player you use. It can't be that difficult?
3- More info about support for different mp3 players
Now for those people who use Ipods in linux, I think it must have happened at least once that the ipods library suddenly becomes corrupted for some mysterious reason. Now I know that not everything can work with a new update for the firmware (which you shouldn't be doing anyway when using solely linux to put songs on it) but the media player like say Rhythmbox could at least warn you about the possible *risks* that you take as a newbie.
4- Smart technology within Rhythmbox
For those who use iTunes, I guess they are aware of the *consolidate* option in the menu, which organises your music within folders nicely named after the artist and album. Not only are they organized in the iTunes folder, but it gives you some backup feeling and capabilities. I think Rhythmbox is mature enough to have this feature and others in it.
You know the moodbar in Amarok? Why not doing something similar? Or have a special function that selects similar songs based on the "mood" or genre of the songs? That would be cool to use in parties!
5- Smart auto-partitioning
Instead of having everything under the root partition /, why not make the /home directory exterior to the / partition? That way if someone screws up something or got too experimental on their system, they can always reinstall the system back without losing potentially important files?