Thread: Knots 2 - easy media streaming for most operating systems
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ukki is offline ukki
2010-04-13 , 04:31
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Originally Posted by oldpmaguy View Post
I don't get it, Ukki, you were loaned the N900? Why don't they just sell you the unit you've been using, then? Please pardon me for asking, but are you in such financial straits that you can't get one through typical channels? I realize not everyone has that much cash lying around all the time, but I'd think $500 or so is within reason of the typical working adult (unless you are a student or such, on a more limited budget?)
It's not that I couldn't afford one, but the idea of having to pay 500 euros for a device so I can write software for others (Knots was pretty much fine for me the day I released it ) doesn't quite feel right. I've never been a "phone person" before N900. I love it as a phone, but I don't really need the "watch from the internet" feature since I have such a bad upload bandwidth and Knots running on a device that can't transcode. Since all these features were written for others, I can get along with lesser phone because I still have my N810.

But like I said, my loan time was extended so we are back to normal.

And I really appreciate the support I got from the Knots users. I didn't want to keep the phone for entirely selfish reasons and since many of you stepped up and wanted Knots to continue, I must be doing something right Thank you.

Originally Posted by oldpmaguy View Post
Anyway, please forgive me if I have intruded into personal matters. I still brag about Knots as a highpoint of functionality on the N900 to just about anyone who will listen when I am talking about how great the N900 is. And I am still so very impressed with an apps ability to reencode and then stream that data live and on the fly - it seems to transcend even the internet's most ambitious efforts at making entertainment widespread and accessible.

So BRAVO, Ukki, whatever your path may lead you to! When the day arrives (not so far off, I guess!) when I can stream my own personal collection of archived DVD's - through my phone! - onto friends' TV's - movies that "Netflix online" service simply does not, nor will never, carry - we will have entered another realm of freedom of information. You are a true pioneer, Ukki, please remember that! I see no one else doing what you are doing.
Well I think you can do that already and quality really depends on your bandwidth. And my path will probably lead me to some rewriting. Not sure I'll be adding more features, just making it easier to use and expand.

So here's your chance to make a difference. What bugs you them most? What else do you need? What doesn't work? Let it all out, bug tracker will listen.
 

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