What XMMS2 isn't - nesciens/xmms2-wiki GitHub Wiki

XMMS2 is, quite simply, a music player. It does have a number of features that are constantly growing and improving. However, there are a lot of things that XMMS2 just isn't, and there are a lot of things that XMMS2 doesn't do.

What XMMS2 will not do

XMMS2 will not:

• increase corporate profits.
• clean your house.
  • ... unless you hook it up with your emacs.
• walk your dog.
• bring about world peace.
• destroy Microsoft.
• play video.
  • ... except for the audio tracks.
• transport you to another galaxy.
• look good in screenshots.
• make the Internet free.
• turn your desktop into an animated 3D cube.
• give you a standard to commoditise upon.
  • ... unless it becomes a standard to commoditise upon.
• wrestle crocodiles
  • ... crocodile wrestling is xmms1 only.
• make you live forever.
  • ... unless you're mentioned in AUTHORS.
• come out of a shiny box and install itself in your heart forever.
• make you rich.
  • ... unless you're a SoC student. :)
• get you laid.
  • ... unless you use it to play sensual music while dating.
• make you famous.
  • ... unless you're Sébastien Cevey.
• break you out of jail.
  • ... except when compiled by Frank Morris, or John and Clarence Anglin.
• roundhouse kick you.
  • ... except when compiled by Chuck Norris.
• cure you of AIDS, cancer or syphillis.
• give you free music.
  • ... except for a small sample.
• give you superhuman strength.
  • ... unless you compile it with -fuse-kryptonite.
• spy on you.
  • ... except when told to call home.