[mythtv-users] Delays in navigating Guide

[Tom Lichti]

Michael T. Dean wrote:
> On 09/02/2008 02:22 PM, Tom Lichti wrote:
>   
>> Brad DerManouelian wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> SVN is never stable to use for a production system. The work-around is  
>>> to turn off the bob deinterlacer if you need a quick Guide with Live  
>>> TV in it.
>>>       
>> All I can say is, in my situation, SVN trunk has been very good to me 
>> for a long time. I'd rather have the bug fixes
>>     
>
> bug fixes go into -fixes.
>
>   
>>  and new features
>>     
>
> and new bugs and partial features and ...
>
>   
>>  now, and 
>> deal with the pain of bleeding edge when it happens. Having said that, I 
>> can't think of the last time I had a major problem with trunk that 
>> wasn't fixed by a dev within a day.
>>   
>>     
>
> And, really, whether you have a problem with trunk isn't the issue.  The 
> issue is whether those running trunk take the time to keep up with 
> development so they don't waste the extremely limited time that the 
> developers have to spend on Myth.
>
> When someone isn't reading the -dev list and -commits list, they tend to 
> "help" by submitting bug reports for incomplete features or works in 
> progress or they don't realize when a change requires them to change the 
> way they configure/use MythTV and think the code must be broken.
>
> So, if a person isn't going to take the responsibility to keep up with 
> development (which takes quite a commitment of time), the project is 
> actually better off when they choose to use the stable version rather 
> than trunk.
>
> If you're going to recommend that someone else run trunk, please make 
> sure you explain to them the responsibility they have when running trunk.
>
> Mike
>   
You do it so much better than I could, but yes, that comes with the 
territory. I read every commit message, and 95% of the dev threads, for 
that very reason.

Tom