Wednesday, 4 April 2007
Remote Speakers Output Plug-In 2.0
Well, I guess July came a little early! As it turns out, I was able to achieve all of my goals for the next major version of my AirTunes plug-in for Nullsoft Winamp and Ventis Media MediaMonkey in a much shorter timeframe than I had originally anticipated. So, here I am announcing the new release of the Remote Speakers Output Plug-In. Included in 2.0 are all of the following new features:
- Support for streaming audio to multiple Apple AirPort Express base stations simultaneously
- Support for Keyspan Express Remote control
- Support for 8, 24 and 32 bits per sample on input
- Support for multi-homed (more than one network interface) workstations
- Upgraded OpenSSL library to 0.9.8e
As I noted in my previous post, this version of the plug-in is not free (as in lunch). A significant amount of effort was required on my part to develop the features listed above and I have plans for quite a few more improvements. Therefore, I am asking for $10 US for activation plus unlimited minor version upgrades (i.e. 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, ...) or $25 US for activation plus unlimited major version upgrades (i.e. 2.0, 2.1, ..., 3.0, 3.1, ...). And I have instituted a licensing and registration system to enforce this policy. I have carefully chosen a system that does not interfere with your ability to test out the plug-in without having to purchase and does not bother you once you have purchased.
However, contrary to my previous post, the plug-in will remain free (as in freedom) and open-source. I did not come to this decision lightly, so I would ask that all of you respect this gesture as a means for me to share information and not as a means for you to avoid payment. Thanks to those of you who expressed your opinion on this subject.
Enjoy Remote Speakers output v2!
Cheers,
Eric
