Comment 29 for bug 938180

Streaming integration will IMHO happen one day. I'm mainly depends on a contributor who has the skills and time to do this. Is anyone interested?

> As such, it will never impose artificial restrictions on functionality like disabling recording, especially not to appease some company's demands.

Why not? We can easily stop recording once a stream is played. If that is the "price" to pay, it is fine. I never record my sets, so it would be no limitation for me.
The argument, that you can patch this feature out, can't really be serious, because it is much more easy to install a loopback soundcard (on line in the terminal) and record Spotify, than build Mixxx with such a patch included.

> Mixxx will never impose artificial restrictions on users.

That's one opinon. It is finally the users decision to use the Spotify plug-in in line with their rules or not use it. Disabling recording helps the user not to accidentally violate their rules.

It is finally Spotify's decision to give us an API key. If the do not like us, no issue, there are alternatives. This bug is requesting a general stream integration.

> I dont think using 3rd party integration plugins according to their terms and conditions are akin to restricting user freedoms.

Not offering a streaming plug-In restricts the user freedom. If the user is already paying for a stream, he should have the freedom to use it wherever and however he likes.

> So why not add the important options for library plugins and let users develop and share their own plugins, like for Spotify, youtube (i think Soundcloud was also stated, even if I wouldn't use it).

That is the way to go. We can't integrate any commercial service into Mixxx by default for free anyway, because it would be a free advertise for them.