[mythtv-users] MythTV/HTPC Linux Distribution?

[Jesper Rasmussen]

I'v been havin the same thoughts for a while, so I'm all in for the 
idea! and i know a number of people who would love a distro like that.

I would defenetly love to help, with what time i have, building one.

cheers
Jesper


Robert Quattlebaum wrote:

> On Tuesday, August 12, 2003, at 08:34  PM, jas wrote:
>
>> It could as you mention use ZeroConf/Rendevouz to automatically 
>> aggregate tuner(and other) resources so that if the local one is busy 
>> it could request a program be recored on another machine and made 
>> available or transfered.....
>> You might even be able to retroactively be able to record a 
>> program....You find a program in the listing that you like, but the 
>> it was yesterday and the machine could ask if any of the other 
>> machines did record it and if it did request a copy to be 
>> transferred....
>
>
> Well, I was kinda digressing a bit at the end of that email. That 
> would have to be a MythTV-specific feature, and doesn't really have 
> much to do with making a distro.  Nonetheless cool stuff indeed. I 
> only have one box though, so I doubt that I would be inclined to 
> implement that and submit a patch, at least until I am making some 
> more money. :)
>
> It is really easy to set up Apple's mDNSResponder for advertising the 
> PVR's web server though.
>
>> Personally I'd prefer such a solution to be Debian based so that I 
>> can use apt-get to keep things nice and up to date.
>
>
> I've never used Debian. Updating over the network is very convenient, 
> and fumbling with RPMS and all their dependencies can really be a pain 
> in the ass.
>
> I am not really sure what is the best way to tackle that issue. I'm 
> tempted to lean toward an automated LFS build, but that wouldn't be 
> very flexible without some sort of package management.
>
>>  I also like the distro being dedicated to GLP and non comercial
>
>
> Making a proprietary distro full of open-source projects wouldn't be 
> very, um, productive. Even if I wanted to go proprietary (and I 
> don't), I don't think there is any way around releasing such a distro 
> under the GPL.
>
>> just my 2 cents worth. If I can do anything I'd like to help.
>
>
> I'm just testing the waters, to see if there are enough other people 
> in the same boat. My sister wants me to build her one of these things, 
> and I'm not inclined to do so unless I can be sure that it's not going 
> to magically stop working the next time zap2it changes their site 
> layout. I just want there to be an easy, standardized, fool-proof way 
> to maintain a MythTV box. My sister has never touched a command line.
>
> --- darco
> http://www.deepdarc.com/
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