[mythtv-users] Schedules Direct news posted to slashdot

[George Mari]

Nick Morrott wrote:
> On 10/08/07, Jay R. Ashworth <jra at baylink.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, Aug 09, 2007 at 10:09:57PM -0700, Billy Macdonald wrote:
>>> The news of schedules direct has been posted to slashdot.
>>>
>>> http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/10/0049249
>> Ok, let's go watch then make all the arguments we've already dismissed.
> 
> For those not wanting to read the /. discussion:
> 
> ) $5/mo - are you kidding? That's way too much for listings - CHECK
> ) $5/mo - no way. That's what a Tivo costs - CHECK
> ) I only want free listings - CHECK
> ) In the UK/Australia, we have free listings - CHECK (and thanks RT/Shepherd)
> ) MythTV is too hard to install anyway - CHECK
> ) I install part-compiled applications and wonder why I have problems - CHECK
> ) I am unable to use Google/pre-compiled packages to make life easier - CHECK
> ) But I don't want to have to upgrade MythTV to work with SD - CHECK
> 
> ) In Soviet Russia, TV listings pay for you - PENDING
> ) OMG Ponies - PENDING
> ) Imagine a Beowulf cluster of... - PENDING
> ) ??? - PENDING
> ) Profit - PENDING and unlikely
> 

You forgot:

) I already pay for TV listings, you insensitive clod! - PENDING
) I, for one, welcome our new FOSS-TV-schedule-data-wielding overlords - 
  PENDING

:-)