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Added a --port switch to bossogg
Fixed the -H switch in bosync
Fixed a bug with reloading certain config files

This releases fixes several bugs in the import script that made several command line options not work at all.

Boss Ogg is a server based music (ogg/mp3/flac) player. Written in Python/C, uses sqlite for a database backend, and xml-rpc for client/server communication. Released clients are for php, sdl and curses(geezer). The 0.13.4 release features a new import script, preliminary genre support and tons of stability and bug fixes.

In addition to adding the ability to do streaming out via libshout2, this also fixes a lot of bugs in handling of importing files and queue manipluation.

We spent two days bug hunting and decided that some were serious enough to warrant a new release.

This release introduces new features and also fixes all of the major bugs that were introduced in 0.13.

Finally! This marks the first release of our new complete rewrite. We've moved to python and fixed a lot of things that we didn't like.

We've added support for replaygain from Boss Ogg 0.12, fixed a bug in lirc and other various other changes and fixes.

We've added the replaygain commands from Boss Ogg 0.12, made various javascript cleanups and other assorted bug fixes.

We've added basic replaygain support into the server. We've also changed the import to remove the client-side cache and in the process fixed a bug when removing songs from the database.

We've finalized FLAC support in the server and importer, increased the speed of importing significantly through the use of a cache file, and added support for png and gif covers to the importer.

After much much development time, we're finally out with a new and improved Boss. Included in this release are: XML-RPC communication with clients, full mysql, postgres and sqlite database implementations, removal of several key dependencies, and tons of other features and fixes.

BoSDL now works with Common C++"2", has a new screen saver option to save some CPU time when not in use and exits gracefully if the connection to the server is lost.

Bossogg is a server based music (ogg/mp3) player. Completed clients include: PHP and SDL (developed for TV out). Uses SQLite/PostgreSQL for data storage and SDL_sound for playback. Bossogg 0.9.3.1 is a bugfix release. The configuration file was unusable without modification, and definatly not ready for end users. This fixes that, plus the link in README to the home page location.

Released a bugfix version. The configuration file was unusable without modification, and definatly not ready for end users. This fixes that, plus the README has been rewritten to include relevant information about what the config.php file actually does.

This version is in sync with the many changes made to Boss Ogg. All of the latest additions to the server have also been added to bophp.

Major changes include: SQLite support, basic playlist support and many, many bugfixes and tweaks.

Compatibility with Common C++ 2 and GCC 3.2 is now working.

A client/server for creating an ogg vorbis player in your entertainment center. First client is done in SDL with Truetype fonts so it's easy to read. Uses PostgreSQL for lookups. Release 0.9.1 added XML configuration files and reduced memory usage 60+%. Autoconf issues in Debian and several bugs in the import scripts have also been fixed.

Bossogg is a client/server for creating an ogg vorbis player in your entertainment center. First client is done in SDL with Truetype fonts so it's easy to read. Uses PostgreSQL for lookups. MP3 and FLAC support is in and rewritten from scratch. This is the stepping stone to a lot of new features.

Check the change log to see what's new.

BoPHP was finally released. This is the PHP interface to Bossogg and good for when you need a client in a pinch.

#bossogg on the freenode network has been registered. If you want to talk about the project or anything else, come on by.

I'm actively working on this project again. New features include: MP3 support! This will be done with SDL_Sound and will support ogg and mp3 out of the box. I'm rewriting the import scripts in perl so that will remove the requirement for the aging Regexx library. I'll also be adding a screensaver to the SDL client so that when it's sitting idle it won't be eating CPU time. Other things to come, but this is a start for an aging project.

I've decided to start a brand new rewrite of the program. I indend to fix all of the things that I don't like about the program. Mostly the changes are internal, but the newer design should lead to better features. On top of the list: mp3 support. Anyway, the new module in CVS is bossogg2. Thanks.