Thank you to everyone who has filed issues and shared feedback about the latest release, it was a big one. Another release with bug fixes and small improvements will be out soon!
@genebean@agates@errhead I'd still encourage you to file a feature request so it has a dedicated place to be discussed, planned, and fleshed out if this is something you're serious about requesting to get built. If it's not filed there's a 0% it'll even be thought about.
@genebean@agates@errhead I'm not understanding how ephemeral live streams and Podcasting can work together. What if it's a 24/7 stream, how do you download something that never ends? Or the opposite, what happens when the stream ends and is no longer is live and a Podcast client tries to access it? Obviously you've thought through this more than I have, so please do file an issue with our issue tracker with detailed examples, and we can discuss it there.
@KSGamingLife@kappaesse@ed I'd recommend first finding exactly what the issue is. Hopefully the stream health page in the admin can point you to what exactly it is. See how low of a quality is needed for this particular mobile network. It's impossible for me to know, unfortunately, though. There are so many variables. Feel free to drop by the Owncast support channels for more in depth conversation if you're not sure what to do next.
@juni There are no special upgrade instructions. Just overwrite the old version with the new version. If you're experiencing issues please feel free to file an issue so it can be looked at.
@AudraTran Thank you for the kind words! And of course feedback is appreciated, but decisions around fonts and colors were made for specific reasons, and there's history behind each choice on the home page. These are the kind of discussions that can happen with a designer. It's easy to say "use different fonts and I don't like your colors" but it's harder to really spend the time making something great. I hope you don't take offense to this. This stuff takes time and discussion and planning.
@AudraTran I appreciate the thought! Right now we're not lacking in general feedback, but are lacking in a way to turn opinions, thoughts, and future features into solid work that can be executed on. That requires somebody focusing on that aspect of the project. I hear "It's ugly" a lot, but I don't know what to do with that feedback. I want to change that.
If you've ever wanted to contribute to an open source project, but thought "I'm not technical" or "I don't program" but have experience with design Owncast would love to have you involved!
We're planning for future features and would love to have a designer involved early.
People say "Owncast needs polish", so maybe you can help make a real difference!
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