>I wanted something with a simple setup and file permissions that work across the filesystem (as opposed to permissions only for a folder managed by the app).

Sorry I don't understand this. What filesystem are you using?

Sorry, I didn't explain that properly. I meant app-level permissions rather than actual filesystem permissions.

There are some file managers that offer permissions, but only for their own internal data folder, so they don't work for files elsewhere on the filesystem.

As for filesystem support, it currently only runs on Linux, although I want to remove this limitation in the future.

They... Didn't describe RAID? More 3-2-1.

The last sentence in the comment is literally "RAID is the way".

I think they were intending to evoke the image of RAID rather than literally referring to a redundant array of inexpensive disks. You host your code on Github, Gitlab, and at home, then you survive a Github outage. It's a redundant array. Not sure it's inexpensive, though.

For some reason I think most people on here are familiar with Douglas Adams.

Why would anyone go to a new platform if they didn't know anyone to follow there? I don't see a problem there. I download TikTok and search for SexyDancingDinosaur I heard was on there and press follow.

MPD has built in HTTP streaming. I know at one point it didn't though.

https://mpd.readthedocs.io/en/latest/plugins.html#httpd

I note that they call it a plugin and also say the purpose of MPD isn't to stream.

>which would basically defeat the point of building on Rockbox firmware.

What is the point of bulding on Rockbox firmware? I love Rockbox myself too so the answer can be "fun" and that is all right.

Honestly, mostly for fun and love of Rockbox, I've wanted it on my desktop since 2010 and nobody else was going to build it :) That said, Rockbox does bring real things: a battle-tested DSP chain (crossfeed, EQ, replaygain, dithering), gapless playback that actually works everywhere, codec coverage most players have given up on (Musepack, WavPack, ...). It's a lot of mature work to throw away.

Thanks for the reply! I hope the question didn't come off as snarky... I find music players, as a genre of software if you may me, fascinating. Since there is always a new one around the corner... Remember XMMS2!? And people still use Winamp 2.xx... It is fun to always see new takes on this problem. I will give it a whirl!

I haven't tried it myself but I've heard good things about Listenbrainz. Maybe something for you.

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