Re: [bongo-devel] Re: Bongo in Emacs 23

[Daniel Brockman]

address@hidden (Daniel Jensen) writes:

> Romain Francoise <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> My reasoning is that having a Last.fm interface is a bit like having
>> a backend for MPlayer.  If Bongo doesn't support MPlayer because it
>> encourages non-freedom, then it should do the same for Last.fm.

Agreed.

>> Unless of course the Last.fm support implements a standardized
>> protocol that can be used with other similar services, in which case
>> it's a different matter.
>
> That may be the case, but Bongo doesn't talk to Last.fm directly. It
> uses the lastfmsubmit program. Besides calling it "Last.fm" and
> adhering to certain Last.fm conventions (that are sensible in their
> own right anyway), there's nothing that is specific to Last.fm here.
> The only protocol is the command line arguments to the program.
>
> It might be an idea to generalize this so that you can log your music
> habits with other means if you want to. Bongo doesn't have to
> recommend Last.fm specifically.

This is a good plan.

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Daniel Brockman <address@hidden>