[mythtv-users] MythTV 0.21

[Jos Hoekstra]

Nicolas Will schreef op 10-3-2008 15:00:
SNIP...
> I fail to understand all the fuss.
> 
> You want MythTV on Ubuntu? fine, get all the necessary stuff straight
> from the Ubuntu repositories, including the Mythbuntu Control Center.
> Get an upgrade every 6 months in the worst case, sooner if the new
> release is considered for the official Ubuntu backports repository (and
> it is).
> 
> You want to have the latest and greatest -fixes for the current release?
> Fine by me. unfortunately, the Ubuntu release cycle and processes will
> not allow frequent updates like that from their repositories. Oh wait!
> The Mythbuntu guys are good enough and provide a repository with the
> latest -fixes builds, following exactly the same process used for the
> official release (using PPA, an official Ubuntu tool, for the in-between
> release building). You will get something that you can trust and that
> will not break your upgrade cycle with the new official releases when
> they come up.
> 
> You want the latest and greatest -trunk? Also fine by me. Same remarks
> about its availability inside the official repositories. Oh wait! The
> Mythbuntu guys are good enough and provide a repository with the latest
> -fixes builds, following exactly the same process used for the official
> release (using PPA, an official Ubuntu tool, for the in-between release
> building). You will get something that you can trust and that will not
> break your upgrade cycle with the new official releases when they come
> up. When 0.21 was released, we had access to the packages merely hours
> later, if not minutes, not just for the next stable release, but also
> built for the current stable. And you can still trust that nothing will
> break.
> 
> I think we are quite lucky to have access to all those choices, all
> provided by the same set of people, which creates a seamless integration
> between the various choices offered (stable, -fixes and -trunk).
> 
> On top of this they do provide an extra level of nice tools like MCC,
> the remote control stuff, the dedicated install process and the live CD
> frontend. My opinion is that this is quite a value add on top of just
> packaging.
> 
> Finally, my experience with the Mythbuntu team with regards to support,
> debugging and fixing has been quite stellar.
> 
> I've been known to be ignorant and wrong, but I can understand good
> arguments. My view of the situation is quite positive. Show me the dark
> side, please.
> 
> Until then, you can safely consider me as a fan-boy.
> 
> [insert distro war disclaimer here - I do not judge other distros or
> consider Mythbuntu better or worse than X, Y and Z by plain lack of
> experience with said X, Y and Z]
> 
> Nico / camelreef on #ubuntu-mythtv
> just a user
> http://www.youplala.net/linux/home-theater-pc

Ok, not getting in the n^n distrowar: Is 21 available for gutsy and do I 
have to change something in the repodata to enable?
Then I can upgrade my fedora and ubuntu-systems ;)

Regards,

Jos(just a user as well)