I couldn't tell from the article: is there a way to stream files over afp?
VLC for iOS returns on July 19, rewritten and fully open-sourced
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Re: VLC for iOS returns on July 19, rewritten and fully open-sourced
#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't see get how the LGPL solves the problem the GPL had with Apple's policy. Particularly, 6.a of the LGPL cannot be met simultaneously with Apple's code signing mechanism; so that the user can modify the Library and then relink to produce a modified executable containing the modified Library.
The full source code is provided and all the build script, see the beginning of 6.a. Any user can rebuild it.
How can the end-user then replace the executable on their iOS device ? That is the problem.
Re: VLC for iOS returns on July 19, rewritten and fully open-sourced
#33I'm a big fan of VLC, it's been my default video app since I can remember. Can't wait to see it again on iOS. The "big" feature I would like to see is some kind of "super-easy" drag and drop feature where I could easily send video files to my iPad/iPhone without doing the whole Browser->IP:Port->Choose file, etc. A "video file right click -> VLC -> Send file to iPad (upload in background)" would put a smile on my fac…
This isn't a VLC solution per se but it did solve my issue of getting files onto an iPad as I don't use spyTunes:
Re: VLC for iOS returns on July 19, rewritten and fully open-sourced
#34Instead of downloading media to your iPhone you can use Tonido iOS ( https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tonido-file-access-music-vid... ) app to play/stream pretty much all the video formats directly from your PC, Mac or Linux (or) you can use the app to download the media and play with VLC.
Pretty different use case, IMO. Streaming is far less useful on the go than playing locally stored files. (and I can only assume you are involved with Tonido, given that half your HN posts are promoting using it)
Actually many users do want immediate gratification. Don't want to wait for the media get transferred to the device and play. Also there is an issue of storing large file in your mobile device and delete it afterwards.
I am a Tonido user. I am not affiliated with them anyway
Re: VLC for iOS returns on July 19, rewritten and fully open-sourced
#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't see get how the LGPL solves the problem the GPL had with Apple's policy. Particularly, 6.a of the LGPL cannot be met simultaneously with Apple's code signing mechanism; so that the user can modify the Library and then relink to produce a modified executable containing the modified Library.
The full source code is provided and all the build script, see the beginning of 6.a. Any user can rebuild it.
The original GPL licensed version had full source code and build scripts provided. How is this different?
The LGPLv2 still contains a clause which prevents you from adding additional restrictions, which Apple do in their policy. (10: ... You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein. )
I believe, even if you compile from source, you still have additional restrictions placed on you, as Apple's policy for example, restricts you from putting the app on any more than 5 devices.
Re: VLC for iOS returns on July 19, rewritten and fully open-sourced
#36Is network streaming when you can browse windows (smb) shares via vlc? If so, that would be amazing
Re: VLC for iOS returns on July 19, rewritten and fully open-sourced
#37That's all good and fine, but I've backed the Kickstarter project for porting VLC to Windows RT, and... where is it?
Re: VLC for iOS returns on July 19, rewritten and fully open-sourced
#38I'm a big fan of VLC, it's been my default video app since I can remember. Can't wait to see it again on iOS. The "big" feature I would like to see is some kind of "super-easy" drag and drop feature where I could easily send video files to my iPad/iPhone without doing the whole Browser->IP:Port->Choose file, etc. A "video file right click -> VLC -> Send file to iPad (upload in background)" would put a smile on my fac…
>it's been my default video app since I can remember. Curious as to what you think about MPlayer, MPC-HC, or mpv, which have mostly taken the crown in nerd circles as being the de facto video players.
I don't want to go off-topic, but since VLC developers are reading this thread, here's where MPlayer (I use MPlayerX) is still better than VLC:
- MPlayer starts much faster.
- MPlayer loads videos much faster.
- MPlayer has very convenient shortcuts for skipping forward or backward by 10 seconds (just press the right or left arrow), which are a godsend when you're watching something in a foreign language and you need to hear a sentence again. VLC's shortcuts (command-option-arrow) are far less convenient, harder to remember, and VLC reacts to them much more slowly, which makes it incredibly inconvenient.
There has been some improvement over the last few years: seeking hardly used to work at all in VLC, while now it works, albeit slowly. However, it's not enough to beat MPlayer.
There may be other reasons to prefer MPlayer, but they become more subjective. The ones I mentioned above are areas where VLC is objectively inferior. It would be great if it could be further improved.
Re: VLC for iOS returns on July 19, rewritten and fully open-sourced
#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
>it's been my default video app since I can remember. Curious as to what you think about MPlayer, MPC-HC, or mpv, which have mostly taken the crown in nerd circles as being the de facto video players.
MPlayer works in the Linux world, but the app itself has no stable releases outside of that so it doesn't have traction beyond Linux. Unless you count things like SMPlayer (Windows-specific front-end and MPlayer backend) and the like. MPC-HC is pretty popular in the Windows world. But neither of them come close to approaching VLC's userbase. We make SMPlayer, MPC-HC and VLC all available in portable form at PortableA…
smplayer isn't windows only. It does work on linux fairly well too. That being said, I have grown to like VLC more lately.
Re: VLC for iOS returns on July 19, rewritten and fully open-sourced
#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
The full source code is provided and all the build script, see the beginning of 6.a. Any user can rebuild it.
How can the end-user then replace the executable on their iOS device ? That is the problem.
Get a developer license? The LGPL 2.x does not disallow tivioization. (Thank god)