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this info on to friends who themselves have similar
libraries they want online.
Now, onto other pressing matters. Would there
exist in any previous issues any articles having to do
with building a server strictly for streaming
purposes? I would like to create a small streaming
service but I have no idea how to proceed. Would
there be any upcoming issues/articles on the topic?
Tim Duckett

Neil says...
I’m sure you’ll be delighted to hear that Calibre version
four has been released! We’ve had a good bit of
feedback on Nick’s Calibre tutorial, so it seems you lot
do indeed like reading. Who’d have thought?
As for a media server article, we try to semi-regularly
run a streaming issue – he says, checking and seeing
the last was LXF230 – and we do have another lined up
in the next few issues. A minor issue is that all the good
solutions – Plex, Emby et al – end up being proprietary
due to the complexities and cost of modern codecs and
the like. We’re planning on looking at the relatively new
project https://jellyfin.org next time around. We’ve
reviewed it in this very issue in Roundup, see page 26.

My, my mycroft
The Economist, 20 July 2019, page 58 (Schumpeter)
mentions that Mozilla is developing something called
Common Voice as a rival to Siri. Any chance of
an article?
T Groves, Kent

Jonni says...
We did mention Mozilla’s Common Voice effort briefly in
our voice assistant feature in LXF249, which focused on

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Moah reading!
I have had Calibre for a few years now. Although I
have always wanted software that would allow me
to put all my books online and make them readily
accessible to my phone or tablet, I never even knew
the software had that capability till Nick Peers’ article
showed me how to set it up. Awesome. I’ve passed

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16 LXF257December 2019 http://www.linuxformat.com

thisinfo on to friends who themselves have similar
libraries they want online.
Now, onto other pressing matters. Would there
existin any previous issues any articles having to do
withbuilding a server strictly for streaming
purposes? I would like to create a small streaming
service but I have no idea how to proceed. Would
therebe any upcoming issues/articles on the topic?
TimDuckett

Neilsays...
I’msure you’ll be delighted to hear that Calibre version
fourhas been released! We’ve had a good bit of
feedback on Nick’s Calibre tutorial, so it seems you lot
doindeed like reading. Who’d have thought?
Asfor a media server article, we try to semi-regularly
runa streaming issue – he says, checking and seeing
thelast was LXF230 – and we do have another lined up
inthenext few issues. A minor issue is that all the good
solutions – Plex, Emby et al – end up being proprietary
duetothe complexities and cost of modern codecs and
thelike. We’re planning on looking at the relatively new
project https://jellyfin.org next time around. We’ve
reviewed it in this very issue in Roundup, see page 26.

My,my mycroft
TheEconomist, 20 July 2019, page 58 (Schumpeter)
mentions that Mozilla is developing something called
Common Voice as a rival to Siri. Any chance of
anarticle?
T Groves, Kent

Jonnisays...
Wedid mention Mozilla’s Common Voice effort briefly in
ourvoice assistant feature in LXF249, which focused on

Mailserver


Write to us at Linux Format, Future Publishing, Quay House,


The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA or [email protected].


Helpdex


[email protected]


Moah reading!
I have had Calibre for a few years now. Although I
have always wanted software that would allow me
to put all my books online and make them readily
accessible to my phone or tablet, I never even knew
the software had that capability till Nick Peers’ article
showed me how to set it up. Awesome. I’ve passed

* For full terms and conditions see: http://www.futureplc.com/terms-conditions

TheNitrokey is
yourone-stop
security solution.

WIN A SECURE NITROKEY STORAGE 2


Send your thoughts to the Linux Format dungeon
server at [email protected],
be picked as Letter Of The Month and
win* a 32GB Nitrokey Storage 2!
The Nitrokey is worth a cool €149, has 32GB of
hardware-encrypted storage, supports hidden
volumes, secures your online accounts with one-
time passwords, can encrypt emails, files and hard
drives and is an open source, open hardware
solution. Protected with AES-256 and RSA keys up
to 4,096! Learn more at http://www.nitrokey.com.

Time to look at
another open source
media server.
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