Nice job, Mike. I think you hit on a number of great points, especially the DRM and the fact that a person can build a Myth box out of parts that would otherwise be thrown away. I built my first one on an AMD K-6 2 -- not a very functional system but I just wanted to prove to myself that I could get it running and see how it worked before I started investing in hardware. My current box is a P3 700, and rock-solid.
I also agree that the time you had was not nearly enough to really drill into what Myth is and why we get so excited over it. That being said, everything you mentioned was important, and nothing you said was unimportant, and that is a whole lot more than 95% of presentations that I've sat through. I was a bit curious though when you mentioned businesses selling pre-built Myth systems and Myth accessories. I've seen systems for sale on ebay and such, and have seen some pretty poorly disguised Myth systems sold through dodgy web sites, but am unaware of any (legitimate) company making a real go at it. Selling and servicing Myth systems is something I've had in mind for a while, but I've been put off by a number of concerns. One of the larger problems -- program data -- has been addressed by LxM, but I'm still terrified of running into IP issues. Namely, whatever my opinion, DMCA is Federal Law here in the Land of the Free (TM), and Myth is full of potential violations. Yes, I know it's ridiculous, but there's no way (that I'm aware of, at least) to play DVDs, archive DVDs, play or achive copy-protected non-CDs, or record protected broadcast content on Linux without violating this law. In addition, because of the recent Grokster decision, a seller of Myth could potentially be held liable if someone records a TV show with a Myth and then sticks it on the internet. While much of this is specific to the US, I'm just wonderin g if you know how people are getting around this or protecting themselves from it. I have absolute confidence that Myth would win if these things were ever tried in court, but I don't have the time or money to be the test case. Anyway, I didn't mean to ramble on at you, but just to congratulate you on a job well done. _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
