[NTLUG:Discuss] Power of Linux brings TV to invalid without a TV (cable) connection.

[Rick Cook]

On Monday 08 June 2009 16:18:29 Chris Cox wrote:
> On Mon, 2009-06-08 at 16:13 -0500, Kevin E. Ivey wrote:
> ...
>
> > Kaffeine is a frontend for Xine, by the way...
>
> Describe frontend?  Frontend does not mean that it is JUST xine.
> And it doesn't mean it is completely xine.
>
> For example, as I mentioned, you cannot use the remote control
> commands with kaffeine and there are things in kaffeine that
> are not found in xine.
>

Based on the package dependencies in Kubuntu 9.04, I would characterize 
kaffeine and xine-ui both as frontends to libxine - each using different 
sets of features.


Rick