[mythtv] Record now?

[Chuck Wolber]

>  a)  should the backend provide an interface to the database or
>  b) should the frontend connect to the database directly
> 
> Security wise, a makes more sense, but how secure do you want your
> recordings of M*A*S*H to be???
> 
> In most situations all connections would be behind a firewall hopefully,
> and connecting to the db directly, and even through an api would be less
> costly than asking for the info through the backend.
> 
> Personally, I don't care who knows that I record junkyard wars, but
> ymmv. ;-)

>From a programming standpoint, wouldn't it be better to hide the database 
behind an API anyway?

As for security, I agree that this thing should never be directly on the
internet.  However I can see a multicast system in MythTV's future which 
makes it all the more important to hide everything behind an API.

-Chuck



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