[mythtv] Renewing PostgreSQL support

[Daniel Kristjansson]

On Mon, 2010-06-21 at 23:34 -0400, f-myth-users at media.mit.edu wrote:
> > Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:58:50 -0400
>     > From: "Michael T. Dean" <mtdean at thirdcontact.com>
> 
>     > So, basically the problem here is not that SQL is easier--but that you 
>     > haven't submitted patches to make all this easier than even using SQL.
> 
> -I've- submitted patches.
> 
> They've been rejected.
> 
> Losing SQL access would send certain research projects that use Myth
> up a creek without a paddle.  It would also destroy several bits of
> automation that -I- use that the developers have claimed are, for the
> general populace, "useless."  Not "we don't feel like implementing
> this ourselves," but "we refuse to apply them even if they solve your
> problem and don't affect anyone who doesn't use them."

It should be fairly easy to patch in SQL access for development and
for research projects. There will still be a mysql instance or ten
in there after all, it just won't be exposed to the world.

-- Daniel