[mythtv-users] How MANY backend threads!?!?!?

[Paul Gray]

On 14/10/2010 18:46, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> It's not about adding things that will require more resources, but about
> dropping support for ancient (20-year old) APIs that require parallel
> coding--meaning that we have 2 or more full implementations of some
> major pieces of functionality. And, since the multiple APIs we currently
> support have differing capabilities, every time a modification is
> required, we have to choose between greatest-common divisor approach,
> making basic functionality differ depending on which API is used, or
> adding additional code to try to simulate unsupported functionality with
> the older API. And in truth, keeping just one implementation working
> properly is difficult enough.

Ah, I understand now. Thanks for the explanation.

Paul.