> > > > Oh well, so much > > for open source. > > You have some gross misconceptions about Open Source and Free (as in > Freedom) software. Schedules Direct is a service, just like your cable TV or > telephone service. It is not the software. MythTV the software is mostly > Free or Open Source (depending on the license), and you can do pretty much > what you want with it. There is no obligation to give you the scheduling > data for free just like the cable company doesn't give you your cable > service for free. > > I would just like to expand on this. MythTV used to have free data from Zap2it, however it was being misused by commercial entities. So zap2it cut us out. Before zap2it (or if outside USA) you had to have a scapper, which the legality of it is beyond the scope of this short email, and it wasn't as reliable. After zap2it cut off the community, certain people approached them to purchase this data (actually instead of rehashing: http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/118505), anywho TitanTV is for USA only from what I understand, and you have had to purchase a corresponding partner's product (ie your hauppauge item). Eh for $20/yr I've been very happy with SD, and so have my parents. I've had mythtv for going on 7 or 8 years (once you have kids things just blur together) and now have a box that records up to 4 shows at once (with the kids you know) and an appleTV as my frontend. I've been very happy with it, but it's not for everyone or even most people in my mind. When my parents box breaks, who you think they are calling? (which knock on wood once in 4 years).
Plus I like the ability to cut out commercials, burn to dvd's, watch my burned DVD's from one place. Sure I could do this with windows (i have 1 windows box in my entire house for Skype Phone, the box didn't work well in linux, but $60/yr for unlimited calling hard to beat) but for a front end in the living room as small and quiet as an AppleTV box, doubt it. Plus reboots all the time? (my backend was up for 452 days until I finally upgraded it to 9.04). > Gus > > -- > [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie > -- Sincerely, MacNean C. Tyrrell -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie
