Obviously there is some history here, but I wonder if some of the flaming that goes on in the boards like this is not a hinderance to MythTV and Linux in general. A post like that (going both ways) makes someone almost fearful of posting anything.
I have to agree with Brad on one part the SysAdmin of a linux sstem does take more time than I'd like. It seems to be getting better, but it is still a difficult land to master. Flame me if you like, John Williams > > Sorry you feel that way. > > No one here owes you anything. If you are alone in believing > that you have a brilliant idea, it's up to you to work it out. > I know that myth does the things I want it to do, does things > that dozens of other people needed and I'm pretty sure it does > what Isaac needs too. No one here is taking orders from you or > anyone else. > > I also am sorry that you feel we aren't doing a lot to support MythTV > > I've never seen Isaac say anything of the sort. I have seen > you use this technique on this list before and it is childish > and uncalled for. 'Maybe it's just me but personally, I'm opposed > to your idea that we should all club baby seals. I think everyone > on this list would be appalled by your support for this senseless > mutilation.' > > > and open source digital TV in general. Our digital TV liberation front > > page (www.eff.org/broadcastflag) with associated articles on building > > MythTV have brought it a fair bit of attention, I hope. If there is > > more we can do, let us know. > > First of all, lets establish if you are here as a representative > of EFF. If so, I think there are some serious issues with how > EFF intends to interface with this project but I don't actually > believe that you are their appointed goodwill ambassador. > > If EFF went looking for an open source project that supports > the pcHDTV, they would naturally find that of the hundreds > (literally hundreds) of attempts to start a DVR project that > few got off the ground and none come close to MythTV as a > direct result of Isaac's skills, approach and temperament. > > If you want to believe that we should be beholden to you because > you happen to be associated with someone who wrote an article > that merely mentioned the work that Isaac and others have done > over the past nearly three years, you are sadly mistaken. > > I don't give a rats ass if a single person uses MythTV as a > result of seeing it mentioned at EFF or in a magazine or > where ever. I want to have the best possible DVR for myself > and if others find it useful, that's fine. Even better if > they can improve upon it. > > If EFF and it's members want to make contributions to this > project that meet their agenda, that's fine. However, if all > you have to offer is the fanciful, impractical suggestions > you've made in the past, unfounded alarmist proclamations > posted to our users, endless debate apparently for sport, > and now cheap shots at the lead developer? No thank you. > > Have I not made an effort to try to respond to your questions > with honest and informed answers about our software? I think > you've worn out your welcome there. I had done so with the > expectation that you intended to contribute. I was unaware > that you were incapable of so much as installing a complier > over the course of several weeks.
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