[mythtv-users] Android 4.2 and Miracast/Wi-Fi Direct

[Sander Knopper]

On 2012-10-30 16:55, Gary Buhrmaster wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 7:58 AM, Jim Oltman <jim.oltman at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>> Are there any plans to implement Wi-Fi Direct into MythTV?  I'd love 
>> to be
>> able to stream anything from my phone over to my FrontEnd.  I know I 
>> can do
>> this partially with AirPlay, but having the full fledged Android 
>> Miracast
>> would (most likely) be superior.  Thanks!
>
> AFAIK there is no (existing) open source implementation available, so
> at a minimum one would need specs (currently hidden behind a paywall)
> and then some amount of developer time to implement (where the
> developer time is probably the most "expensive" part).  Certainly a
> open source (reference) implementation would be a great thing to
> support and develop, although whether that should be within the
> MythTV project, or in another project, is an interesting question (so
> that MythTV would simple use the reference implementation libraries).
>
> Gary

Maybe we could start some kind of fundraiser to pay for the specs and 
then "donate" them to MythTV or another party that would be interested 
in developing an implementation. Would that be feasible? (Especially 
giving the specs to one party or another, is that legal?)


Sander