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If last.fm disappoints you, consider helping GNU FM by improving the software, using http://libre.fm http://libre.fm, or starting up your own GNU FM server. Li

If last.fm disappoints you, consider helping GNU FM by improving the software, using http://libre.fm http://libre.fm, or starting up your own GNU FM server. Libre.fm is the main instance of the GNU FM software. GNU FM is compatible with the audioscrobbler API and supports streaming. Additionally, you can mirror your scrobbles from GNU FM to last.fm if you want. Libre.fm is a great if you want to check out some free culture music.

stuaxo 13y ago
I guess it can only stream libre music though ? I can't imagine how it could stream music from artists I already know..
- davexunit 13y ago
  It is the policy of libre.fm to only host free culture music, but that doesn't mean that you (or another motivated person) could take GNU FM and start up a service that streams music that's licensed differently. Provided that you have the right to do so, of course.
  - tunesmith 13y ago
    Unfortunately (from the perspective of a songwriter), a lot of people will take that as wink-wink nudge-nudge. Anyway, a non-profit streaming service that is voluntarily populated only by indie artists that control their own licensing terms (in exchange for revenue share) would a good thing.
    - VLM 13y ago
      A perfectly legal non-wink wink nudge nudge would appear to be private-ish streaming with music from magnatune: http://magnatune.com/info/give http://magnatune.com/info/give So letting the whole world listen would break the agreement, but just streaming to you, your spouse, and maybe a buddy or two would be "OK" or at least well within the spirit of the agreement. Just no more than 3 other people. I'm not exactly sure why you'd stream rather than just share the file, but whatever. Maybe you have purchased gigs and gigs of music licenses and want a jukebox effect, donno. I've purchased rights from magnatune in the distant past, and would recommend them. I like their business model and they did the deal professionally and quickly, and I've not heard anyone complain about them. Good people, basically.
      - mrmondo 13y ago
        Or by using subsonic - which is a pretty sexy host-it-yourself web jukebox (OSS): http://www.subsonic.org http://www.subsonic.org
    - davexunit 13y ago
      What is "wink-wink nudge-nudge"? Do you think I'm promoting violating licenses? I'm a musician, too. I meant that someone could start a GNU FM service and stream music that has been licensed legally from musicians.
      - omegant 13y ago
        pertinent http://youtu.be/ona-RhLfRfc http://youtu.be/ona-RhLfRfc
    - mattl 13y ago
      I'd love to do more to disassociate the two. Libre.fm is five years old now. Time for us to break the chain?
- mattl 13y ago
  Well, for one it could possibly stream stuff in the public domain. But yes, there is a good use case for someone creating a popular GNU FM site that plays music that's not under a free license. Didn't Twitter just shut down their site that did just that?
taki 13y ago
Interesting...where are the docs that explain how to do this mirroring? Can't see anything obvious on the site.
- mattl 13y ago
  From your profile... click 'Connections to other services' http://i.imgur.com/S8DVnZg.png http://i.imgur.com/S8DVnZg.png https://gitorious.org/foocorp/gnu-fm/source/3f2cfbb47959c7a987d55080310925489887ff09:nixtape/user-connections.php https://gitorious.org/foocorp/gnu-fm/source/3f2cfbb47959c7a9... is the code that does it.

stuaxo 13y ago

I guess it can only stream libre music though ? I can't imagine how it could stream music from artists I already know..

davexunit 13y ago
It is the policy of libre.fm to only host free culture music, but that doesn't mean that you (or another motivated person) could take GNU FM and start up a service that streams music that's licensed differently. Provided that you have the right to do so, of course.
- tunesmith 13y ago
  Unfortunately (from the perspective of a songwriter), a lot of people will take that as wink-wink nudge-nudge. Anyway, a non-profit streaming service that is voluntarily populated only by indie artists that control their own licensing terms (in exchange for revenue share) would a good thing.
  - VLM 13y ago
    A perfectly legal non-wink wink nudge nudge would appear to be private-ish streaming with music from magnatune: http://magnatune.com/info/give http://magnatune.com/info/give So letting the whole world listen would break the agreement, but just streaming to you, your spouse, and maybe a buddy or two would be "OK" or at least well within the spirit of the agreement. Just no more than 3 other people. I'm not exactly sure why you'd stream rather than just share the file, but whatever. Maybe you have purchased gigs and gigs of music licenses and want a jukebox effect, donno. I've purchased rights from magnatune in the distant past, and would recommend them. I like their business model and they did the deal professionally and quickly, and I've not heard anyone complain about them. Good people, basically.
    - mrmondo 13y ago
      Or by using subsonic - which is a pretty sexy host-it-yourself web jukebox (OSS): http://www.subsonic.org http://www.subsonic.org
  - davexunit 13y ago
    What is "wink-wink nudge-nudge"? Do you think I'm promoting violating licenses? I'm a musician, too. I meant that someone could start a GNU FM service and stream music that has been licensed legally from musicians.
    - omegant 13y ago
      pertinent http://youtu.be/ona-RhLfRfc http://youtu.be/ona-RhLfRfc
  - mattl 13y ago
    I'd love to do more to disassociate the two. Libre.fm is five years old now. Time for us to break the chain?
mattl 13y ago
Well, for one it could possibly stream stuff in the public domain. But yes, there is a good use case for someone creating a popular GNU FM site that plays music that's not under a free license. Didn't Twitter just shut down their site that did just that?

taki 13y ago

Interesting...where are the docs that explain how to do this mirroring? Can't see anything obvious on the site.

mattl 13y ago
From your profile... click 'Connections to other services' http://i.imgur.com/S8DVnZg.png http://i.imgur.com/S8DVnZg.png https://gitorious.org/foocorp/gnu-fm/source/3f2cfbb47959c7a987d55080310925489887ff09:nixtape/user-connections.php https://gitorious.org/foocorp/gnu-fm/source/3f2cfbb47959c7a9... is the code that does it.