[mythtv-users] A plea for some consideration for the poor suffering MythTV users

[Joe Henley]

Well, first off, thanks for the (much more so than I expected...) gentle 
replies.

And since there's some uncertainty as to the "meaning" of my brief 
comment, let me clarify.  While I hesitate to try to explain another 
person's comments, I'll explain what I got from the OP's note.   He's a 
fan of Myth; been at it for ten years.  He has some Unix admin and 
related coding skills; he's ahead of most users (but I'd guess he 
probably doesn't think he's ahead of most Myth developers).  He's having 
problems with a Myth install and thinks that if he's having problems, 
then many, many users will too.  He says that one of the  things which 
would help him is complete documentation (and my little add-on would be 
"current and thorough"); and it would obviously help those users who are 
less skilled than he.

(Martin, sorry if I've missed your point.)

There were a couple of replies which were helpful, but in the replies so 
far, not one -- NOT ONE -- has replied to his request.  _Documentation 
please_ to help him install a product which he likes.

So now for the point of my note.  We've told the OP to F'off.  We didn't 
answer his request.  Some of us were sarcastic about his approach; some 
condescending.  Some of us displayed out 'nix proficiency with "apt-get 
this" or "doda sqat that."  None of us answered his very reasonable 
request. 

If you doubt my dark perspective on the thread, re-read it.  It is not 
"customer friendly."  (I'd call it "customer hostile," but since you've 
been "gentle" with me, I'll be so as well).

Oh, and why do we need to be "customer friendly"?  The answer to that is 
why I struck the analogy to Linux on the desktop.

(Martin, sorry for stealing your thread.)