Ubuntu One Music Store plugin
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Exaile |
Won't Fix
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Wishlist
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Unassigned | ||
exaile (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Wishlist
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Considering that Exaile is the default Xubuntu music player, it would be nice to have an Ubuntu One Music Store plugin for Exaile. This should be investigated further. It might be better implemented as a separate project instead of something shipped with Exaile as it seems likely that this will have to depend on Ubutnu One, which can be theoretically be ported to other Linux distros but hasn't yet (IIRC there has been some work done to get it running on Fedora).
A plugin for Rythmbox has already been written. The code can be found at https:/
Also in need of investigation is whether this is even allowed by the vendor. From the Ubuntu One Music Store FAQ:
Q: What desktop application will include the Ubuntu One Music Store?
The standard Ubuntu music player, Rhythmbox, will be used for the music store. We know that people still want choice in their music player application so The Ubuntu One Music Store was developed as a plug-in that can be re-used in some other music applications. We have received approval from the music labels for the Ubuntu One Music Store to be embedded within Banshee, Amarok, and a few other applications. Please contact the Ubuntu One Music Store team for information about this process and implementation support.
https:/
I'm opening a question with the Ubuntu One Music Store devs that I'll link to this bug asking for clarification.
I'm not sure if my python skills are up to this, but would love to work on this with some mentorship if no one else picks this up. Between existing Exaile plugins and the rhythmbox-
Changed in exaile (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
status: | New → Triaged |
Changed in exaile: | |
assignee: | nobody → Ubuntuxer (johannes-schw) |
status: | Confirmed → In Progress |
tags: | added: patch |
While I don't wish to work on this on my own (because it takes time and I'm not interesting in working on something contributing to selling music), I can provide you with some help with Exaile's inner workings if needed, despite my limited knowledge of it and Python. You can ask for help in #exaile at any time anyway, if it's about development.