[mythtv] Status Question: Is current SVN useable?

[Willy Boyd]

Funny, I didn't get the impression at all the Reza's criticism was an
attempt to leverage for special treatment.

Reza, to actually answer your question, SVN has actually been quite
stable lately.  You might watch out because there was a big check-in
for multi-rec on DVB cards lately, but otherwise I haven't had much
trouble in the past several months.  The key is to just keep good
watch of the -Dev and -Commits lists and stay a few days behind the
edge (IMO).  If there's a major bug introduced usually someone finds
it and either fixes or complains eventually.  If you into tinkering
(and having used MythTV for 5 years, I'm thinking you are), I'd say
give it a go.

Getting defensive when someone criticizes a free, OSS project can be
kind of ironic.  I get that users can't complain too much, as it's
free and doesn't cost them anything.  We say we don't care if you
dislike it, it's free, go somewhere else.  And I agree with that.  But
to get all bent about it, means you actually DO care.  If' it's free,
what does it matter if someone criticizes it?  Again, it costs you
nothing.  No one loses business or anything.  No need to get your
feelings hurt.

Now I'll add a big caveat that I haven't known Reza's comments or any
history on the list, so if's there's precedence for such an attitude,
then disregard what I've said.  Just an observation.