[mythtv-users] MythWeather

[Nick Bright]

Brad DerManouelian wrote:
> On Aug 10, 2008, at 6:05 PM, Nick Bright wrote:
>
>   
>> For what it's worth the old MythWeather module that installed when I
>> first installed mythbuntu 7.10 accepted my zip code, found my city
>> (surprising - most things don't), and set itself up without so much  
>> as a
>> hiccup. It worked great, and found relevant information by zip code  
>> very
>> easily.
>>
>> Almost seems like the newer version has taken a step back? Zip codes
>> don't work at all, and it breaks the search if you input a state.
>>     
>
> The new mythweather module works in many countries now and also works  
> with a relatively simple script to add support for many other weather  
> sources.
> Your loss is the world's gain.
>   
Sounds like it's definitely better for the overall user base then.
> Oh, and by the way the old mythweather module simple broke when the  
> source decided to change the way their pages were displayed along with  
> saying that it was against their terms of service for mythweather to  
> use it in the way that it was. That's why it changed in the first  
> place. What we have now is MUCH better than completely broken and/or  
> illegal. :)
>
>   
Of course, broken and illegal is of course bad. I was merely pointing 
out how much easier the other was to use. I was not aware of *why* it 
changed.

Thanks,
  Nick
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