[mythtv-users] THIS IS A NON-COMMERCIAL MAILING LIST (WAS: Re: Torc for iOS - Application Submitted to the App Store for Review)

[Gerald Brandt]

Seriously?  I mean, SERIOUSLY?

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> * On Sat Apr 14, 2012 at 11:37:55PM +0000, Robert McNamara wrote:
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > I am rejoining the list for the near future to keep you apprised of
> > the status of Torc for iOS, a mobile frontend compatible with
> > MythTV
> > 0.25 and Torc.  Something I've been keeping under my hat until just
> > now is that Torc for iOS will also support iPhone and iPod Touch
> > devices.  Please see the following video for a demo of the
> > iPod/iPhone
> > experience:
> > 
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGoU90bdUC8
> > 
> > In other news, I whittled my TODO list for the application down to
> > nothing today, so I have submitted it for app store review.  I also
> > did fairly extensive testing of the app with a cellular/mobile
> > connection over the past few days, and with adequate upstream and
> > backend CPU grunt, the experience is absolutely fantastic.  The
> > average review time for Apple is currently right around 5-7
> > business
> > days.  I hope that around this time a week from now, I will be able
> > to
> > announce that the application is available for purchase.  Because
> > the
> > MythTV/Torc streaming implementation has never been tested against
> > the
> > app store review process, a lot remains up in the air.  Apple has
> > very
> > specific requirements when it comes to streaming behaviors, and
> > hopefully I am not too far off the mark.
> > 
> > In the end, I settled on what Apple calls "Tier 4" pricing, which
> > is
> > essentially $3.99 USD.  I am a strong believer in open source, but
> > I
> > am an equally strong believer in keeping a roof over my head. :)
> >  For
> > further details on why I decided to charge a nominal price for the
> > app, and to read quite a lot about what you can do to make sure
> > your
> > backends and frontends are ready for use with the application,
> > please
> > see the following:
> > 
> > http://www.fecitfacta.com/blog1/torc/
> > 
> > Note that this application has no official relationship with the
> > Torc
> > open source project, which is continuing quite nicely.  Since this
> > is
> > a MythTV list, I won't discuss that here.
> > 
> > I am happy to field any questions, comments, or concerns you might
> > have about this application, and I hope that those of you with iOS
> > devices of all shapes and sizes will consider trying it out when it
> > becomes available.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Robert McNamara
> > Developer, Torc
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