When it's closed source the time and effort that the community puts into the program by getting to know it, providing feedback on usage, interface, and bugs, could end up only used to line the developer's pockets if the developer decides to start charging for the software. When a program closed source the benefits and learning from these discussions go into a black hole from which they may never emerge. When it's open source, discussions such as this thread are contributing to building community knowledge. When an application is open source I can depend on it to be there indefinitely, as long a it is relevant enough to maintain community interest. Perhaps this is a reason why Floola so far is elegant and purposeful.īut its closed-source nature makes me uncomfortable about the future of the project. Seems like open source applications often have a problem with feeling like they were designed by committee, and where everyone and their brother junked it up by adding their own favorite feature. I could understand this if it's a matter of wanting to maintain control of the program and define a direction for it in early stages of development. I'm disappointed, however, to find that Floola is not open source. So far I am impressed with the light, quick feel of the program and the logical layout. I'm looking at Floola as part of my due diligence of checking out the different options available in Linux.
I have just switched to Ubuntu from Windows XP, where I used to use iTunes to manage my music. No matter what folder I try to add under "sync folders." the files column always says "0 found." Is this intended to be a way to keep an ipod synchronized with music on the HDD? If so how do I use it? Is this intended to search the subdirectories recursively? I do like the program, particularly since it lets me sync podcasts at home, instead of with iTunes at work.
At the moment either download manually selecting episodes or at worst delete podcast. There's still no concet of *unsubscribe* as I still didn't found a user friendly way to implement it.
What does it consider "new"?ĭouble check, it's weird it did dowload twice the same ep. When I ran it from the second computer, I think it downloaded the same podcast episodes as the last time. Can I run one version off the Ipod or will I need different versions for each OS?
I need to run it from two different computers, one Ubuntu one WinXP. Am I supposed to, or do I need to, intall/run it from the Ipod directly? I'm specifically interested in the podcast functions.Įven after using it for a week or two, I'm still not sure exactly how it's supposed to work. I just started testing Floola again (b30). When deleting files from the iPod, it would be nice to be able to select many files, and then delete them all at one time, rather than having to wait for each to delete as you go through your list. When I did that this morning, I ended up with multiples of each file.
When adding files through the Add Song menu item, I'd like to be able to simply drag over a complete directory (like where I download my podcasts) and have it ignore any files already added. One other feature I'd like to see is this: Is this a known but, and has the newest version addressed it? So if I transferred 50 files, I have to hit "OK" 50 times to clear all the windows. They don't appear in the iPod's Podcasts section, but they show in the Recently Added playlist, so that works for me.Īfter transferring any files, I get a popup "Unknown Error" for each file. Both Amarok and GTKPod don't do video podcasts for me, which Floola does.Įven though they're not recognized as podcasts, at least the video files transfer. I've been experimenting with various ways to get podcasts onto my iPod recently, and have run into different problems with each program.Įven though it doesn't do podcasts per se, I've pretty much settled on Floola (with the help of Ipodder to download podcasts) as my program of choice.