Wednesday, 4 April 2007
Remote Speakers Output Plug-In 2.0
« News regarding Remote Speakers output v2 | Main | Thoughts on Remote Speakers Output Plug-In 3.0 »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

Eric, cant wait to get the new version installed. very excited about the multiple airports option. i wanted to say that an alternative to the totally free shareware is the donation option. your software is the bloody wonderful and your time and effort shoudl be rewarded.