At 04:43 PM 14/02/2008, Claudio Valderrama C. wrote:

>However, when you download the installation guide in Windows help format
>http://www.spacialaudio.com/products/sambroadcaster/help/Install.chm
>they aren't that nice toward us:
>"If you are new to SAM Broadcaster and/or databases, we recommend you start out with FireBird since it is small and very easyto install. More
>experienced users might want to look at MySQL, MS SQL or PostgreSQL instead since they are slightly faster than FireBird and usually integrate better
>with websites."

It's fair comment, IMHO, considering the age of that project and the lack of documentation support available for at least the open source web development stacks. I'm not saying that the capabilities don't exist but Firebird's offshoot projects are chaotic, to put it mildly.

>> [ p.s. I'm currently listening in from eastern Australia,
>> mid-afternoon here, to Daniel Barenboim playing a Beethoven
>> sonata -- and the reception is great! -- hb]
>
>I typically use another of open source program to hear classical music: VLC
>media player; with some stations I select the Ogg Vorbis format.

No, Claudio, you don't use "another" program. ;-) I use VLC *exclusively* and OggVorbis by default (when it's available).

H.