[mythtv-users] Introducing TapeWorm, a parasitic MythTV front end for Windows

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David Woods wrote:

> Greetings.
>
> I have created TapeWorm, a parasitic MythTV front end for Windows. At 
> the moment, all it does is allow you to share shows recorded by 
> Linux-based MythTV on networked Windows computers. Like any good 
> parasite, I expect TapeWorm will grow with time.
>
> TapeWorm has two advantages over WinMyth. First, it requires 
> significantly less network resources to do its job that WinMyth does. 
> Second, it works on my (admittedly pathetic) network, while WinMyth 
> just can’t display MythTV video in a smooth stream for me, even under 
> ideal conditions (which are extremely rare in my house.)
>
> TapeWorm 1.0, Beta 1 is now available at 
> http://david.spurgeonwoods.com/tapeworm. I would greatly appreciate 
> feedback from the members of this list about TapeWorm, about the 
> configuration instructions (as I am not yet fluent in Linux,) about 
> whether you find TapeWorm to be a worthwhile development effort, and 
> about what the most important future development priorities might be.
>
> Thanks,
>
> David
>
> P.S. If you want to know why I refer to it as a “parasitic” program, 
> see the TapeWorm web site!
>


I could use a version of this program for Linux. I commonly watch shows 
from my linux desktop machine, but having NFS drives attached from my 
mythtv box, and using the 'pretty' symlinks to choose a show to play 
(via a filemanager).

Having a program to read the database and select programs to play would 
make it even simpler. What is it written in? Could it be ported to linux?