[mythtv-users] Mooting architecture for a DataDirect replacement
Jay R. Ashworth
jra at baylink.com
Fri Jun 22 17:25:51 UTC 2007
On Fri, Jun 22, 2007 at 12:52:04PM -0400, Craig Treleaven wrote:
> At 11:49 AM -0400 6/22/07, Jay R. Ashworth wrote:
> >I really
> >think we need to be planning to leverage as much standing
> >infrastructure as possible.
>
> Have you considered that there are a number of PVR services out
> there that have designed and implemented solutions to distributing
> guide data?
As far as I know, they're all buying it from Tribune or Gemstar.
We're trying to *replace* Tribune and Gemstar.
> What does Tivo do? ReplayTV? Sage? EyeTV? Some of these
> companies must employ clever people. I don't know what they've done
> but someone does. Why don't wefind out and stand on their shoulders?
Because they won't tell us?
> Somehow, I doubt NNTP is a part of their solution.
I'm sure it's not. That's their problem.
> I used net news back in the day. My memories are of out-of-order
> messages, replies to messages that never-ever came through, and other
> general annoyances.
Back In The Day it was like that, yes.
Cheers,
-- jra
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