[mythtv-users] Direct HD encoding from component....

[David George]

On 01/11/2008 12:52 AM, Mitch Gore wrote:
> Also, coming from hauppauge, who is a linux freiendly company (they 
> released there firmware GPL) and the excitement this brings to the 
> community dev work I assume would start rapidly.

Never thought I would hear Hauppauge and Linux friendly in the same 
sentence.  If it wasn't for a very few dedicated people working on the 
ivtv driver themselves (Kevin Thayer, Chris Kennedy, and Hans Verkuil - 
apologies to Hans if I mispelled his name) there probably wouldn't even 
be a Linux driver.  It took a lot of negotiation to even be able to 
redistribute the firmware.  They finally released some documention, but 
it is too little may to late to be considered "Linux friendly" IMNSHO.  
They do have a few links on their web site to find the ivtv driver and 
some of the development drivers for some of their cards.  But still 
there is no mention of Linux support for the PVR-USB2, another device 
whose driver had to be reverse engineered.

Anyway I don't hold out much hope for Hauppauge releasing drivers or 
information to create a Linux driver for this device.  Please Hauppauge, 
prove me wrong, I'll take two myself.

-- 
David