[mythtv] Deinterlacing - Blend

Bill Williamson bill at bbqninja.com
Tue Jan 29 02:49:23 UTC 2008


On 1/29/08, Rob Smith <kormoc at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 28, 2008 12:28 PM, Will Tatam <will at netmindz.net> wrote:
> > It's so sad that the great work done on myth takes so long to see the
> > light of day for most users. Given the fast moving pace of multimedia
> > stuff myth should get new features released once every 6 months.
>
> The last release of myth (0.20.2) was in August 07, 6 months from then
> is Feb 2008, which is around the currently thought release date. Might
> want to research a little before bitching about something that is
> already done...


You're picking nits a bit.

.20.2 is a point release, not a full release, and its main change was
to use schedulesdirect.  As a non-US user I DID upgrade, but there
were no changes that really affected me (not counting bugfixes).

.20.1 was in april 2007, and it also was mainly a release for HDHR
users.  With a better architecture (not a criticism, just a comment!)
it would have been a "module" upgrade, not a release.

So while the current release version of myth is awesome, and
appreciated by all users, it HAS been a long time since a full
release.  From following this list I understand why this is the case,
but it's really been almost a year and a half since a non-bugfix
non-emergency (SD) release.

Unreleased .21 (svn) has a TON of new ideas and changes, and thus is
taking a long time to come out.  A big problem myth has right now is
the "dual attitude" of it.

Attitude 1:
If you want stability, run current release.  That is the "official"
version.  SVN is for testers, not for daily use.

Attitude 2:
SVN is the "current" version.  It runs great for me.  Just don't be
suprised if it OCCASIONALLY breaks.

Both of these attitudes are displayed on the -users list by devs and
"helpers," which confuses a lot of people.


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