Configuration and serialization improvements

MediaBrowser.Common/Configuration/BaseApplicationConfiguration.cs

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+using MediaBrowser.Common.Logging;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Serves as a common base class for the Server and UI application Configurations
+    /// </summary>
+    public class BaseApplicationConfiguration
+    {
+        public LogSeverity LogSeverity { get; set; }
+        public int HttpServerPortNumber { get; set; }
+
+        public BaseApplicationConfiguration()
+        {
+            LogSeverity = LogSeverity.Info;
+            HttpServerPortNumber = 8096;
+        }
+    }
+}