[mythtv-users] Live TV files not cleaned up

[Michael T. Dean]

On 05/14/2007 01:20 PM, Brian Wood wrote:
> Well I only have 425 days of uptime. I keep "meaning" to upgrade, but
> then I figure why should I mess with something that's working fine and
> doing everything it needs to.
>
> The problem is that, as the newer versions diverge more and more from
> the 0.19 I'm using, my ability to help others is reduced. The only thing
> worse than no information is wrong information.

And, the other (future) problem is that as the newer versions diverge 
more and more from the 0.19 you're using, when you finally have to 
upgrade (i.e. because of hardware failure like Mark's or whatever), 
you'll have to read a /lot/ of changelogs, do a /lot/ of research on 
required configuration changes, and do a /lot/ of testing all at one time.

The frequent upgrades have the benefit of allowing you to spread the 
research out over many "sessions."  And, by upgrading within a couple of 
months of the release of each new version, you'll be able to benefit 
from the knowledge exchange from all the other people doing similar 
upgrades at the same time.  By this, I'm not recommending that you 
upgrade a working box.  I'm simply saying those benefits are often 
enough for some to risk a perfectly functional MythTV configuration once 
in a while.

However, I'll be the first to admit that this approach doesn't apply for 
"simple" applications--only those renowned to be, "Impossible to set up, 
but once done, impossible to give up." (Attribution unknown.  I first 
saw it in use at 
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/268854#268854 ).

Mike