[mythtv-users] Feature request: backwards compatability

[Richie Jarvis]

Bryan Halter wrote:
> A nice feature to have would be backwards compatability for the Mythtv 
> protocol on either the backend or frontend.  One of the biggest hurdles 
> for me as a Gentoo user is that I have to upgrade all my frontends and 
> backends at the same time and restart.  If the frontend had barkwards 
> compatability by 1 version a user could upgrade the frontends one by one 
> as time permits and at the end upgrade the backend, likewise if the 
> backend could support clients one revision back that could be upgraded 
> without needing to upgrade all the frontends.
> 
> I don't know how much effort is involved in this or if it has been 
> discussed previously, just an observation.
I too would like this feature - I have 3 Xbox frontends running 
XboxMyth, and having to do them all on the same day is somewhat of a pain...

Still, I can fully understand the dev's not wanting this!

Cheers,

Richie