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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: PortalPlayer USB for 3.2?Re: PortalPlayer USB for 3.2?
From: Alex Parker <parker.alex.e_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:44:25 +0100 David Hall wrote: >> Alex Parker wrote: >> there is always the >> current build (or a 3.2 equivalent archive build) if people want USB. > I think Jens Arnold's earlier argument that people gravitate to the > releases is a valid one, and a factor which needs to be taken into account. Yup, but I feel that the potential for corruption overrules it. Also, I don't think releases are the correct place for testing. > Paul Louden makes the strongest argument against 3.2 + USB, IMHO. The > risk, no matter how slight, of data corruption is a serious one.* > Considering 3.2 + USB is therefore a risk, the slightly higher barrier > to entry of needing to do a manual install can be considered a good thing. Agreed > 3 - "Breaking" of iTunes support on iPods. > > We can be pedantic all we want and say "Rockbox never supported > iTunes, that was Apple's disk mode" and we would be correct. The fact > is, though, that for whatever percentage of the iPod userbase the > distinction between Rockbox USB and Apple Emergency Disk Mode is lost. > For these people I think the apparent loss of the three points I raise > above is inappropriate for a "release". I see the point, and if it is decided to go the mimicking OF USB extensions route great, but if that turns out not to happen for whatever reason then ultimately I don't think we should limit Rockbox in order to support an OF sync tool (albeit a very widely used one). Alex Received on 2009-03-15 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |