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

Gary Buhrmaster gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com
Tue Apr 17 01:08:43 UTC 2012


On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 23:07, Jean-Yves Avenard <jyavenard at gmail.com> wrote:
....

> There have been plenty of discussions related to
> using commercial products with mythtv: remote,
> cable cards, VoD (paid services), applications
> (Android comes to mind). I never saw such strong
> position before.

And I have never seen a (commercial) vendor
post to the list before.  Now, it is possible that
some of the posts came from shills.  But this
one clearly differed.

> For a start, he's not the one who first posted about the iPad app

Correct.  And that original post was appropriate as any other
"Hey, I hear that there is this new awesome [iPad|Android] app...",
which provides good user to user information.

>  and he has
> abstained from talking about its progress earlier. He effectively only
> responded to direct question.

Again correct.  Until his (new) posting titled "Torc for iOS",
which was not all that different from the first SPAM (aka UCE)
message (on ARPAnet) from a DEC salesperson (I wish I
had saved a copy of that message; admittedly it was a
forward, but still it would have been nice to have kept it).

> The name sucks, but what the app does remain the
> same: it's a great addition to mythtv and make 0.25
> a release worth upgrading to because of it.

No one disputes that it looks like a good app for
those in the Apple tent.  "A rose by any other name
would smell as sweet".  It was the clear advertising
clause that cross that (Mythical?) line for me (and
apparently some others).  And while I can clearly
"plonk" the entire thread, that does not make it a
good posting.

> Still can't believe I feel like I have to defend Robert in a public place!

And while my opinion may not matter, I will defend Chris.

Gary


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