[mythtv-users] family acceptance test.
Stephen P. Villano
stephen.p.villano at gmail.com
Fri Aug 14 22:49:20 UTC 2015
On 08/13/2015 12:26 PM, Thomas Mashos wrote:
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 8:48 AM jedi <jedi at mishnet.org
> <mailto:jedi at mishnet.org>> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 05:28:15PM +0000, Thomas Mashos wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 10:21 AM Stephen Villano <
> > stephen.p.villano at gmail.com
> <mailto:stephen.p.villano at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> > > On 8/12/15, Kirk Bocek <t004 at kbocek.com
> <mailto:t004 at kbocek.com>> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 8/12/2015 8:38 AM, John Marshall wrote:
> > > >>> So my question:
> > > >>> Anybody who has managed to integrate an easy to use
> interface for
> > > >>> his/her music collection in mythtv ?
> > > >>> One that can pass both family acceptance tests ?
> > > >>
> > > >> I already have Kodi on the menu so I can use it for MLB.tv,
> so I use
> > > >> that for music, too. I don't think the family uses it
> much, but I
> > > >> find it easier to use. There are plugins for streaming
> services, too.
> > > >
> > > > Just last night my wife asked me to start up her playlist
> for the first
> > > > time since I upgraded from 0.24 to 0.27.4. I could see all
> my playlists
> > > > were there. I couldn't figure out how to just select one and
> get it
> > > > playing.
> > > >
> > > > Doesn't pass *my* acceptance test.
> > >
> > > It appears that some changes haven't been very popular.
> > > Does anyone *like* MythMusic in its current version?
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> >
> >
> > I'm going to save everyone a lot of time. Some users don't like
> the new
> > mythmusic. The people that created the new mythmusic do like it.
> So if you
> > don't like it, you have 3 options.
>
> That snark overlooks the fact that it was fine the way it was
> before.
> Someone got it in his head that something that wasn't broken
> needed fixed.
> Then he went away in a huff when he actually got some real
> feedback about
> all of his changes. Unfortunately, it was too late then becaues
> his damage
> had already been done.
>
> The entire thing was mismanaged.
>
> Perhaps some feedback should have been obtained before
> stabotaging what
> was a perfectly decent plugin.
>
> Why should the rest of us have to clean up the mess or even be
> inconvenienced
> really?
>
> There are plenty of examples in MythTV where your attitude
> doesn't just
> make you look like a total jackass. This isn't one of them.
>
> > SNIP
>
> Well aren't you a prickly pear. I wasn't trying to be snarky. I wasn't
> taking a side on which version of mythmusic is better (I don't use
> mythmusic, I just use Google Music and a chromecast). I was actually
> attempting to save everyone some time on what is a (as of this
> writing) 52 email thread.
>
> However, I will defend the developers against a bunch of armchair
> quarterbacks. Not because I like one version over the other (as
> previously stated, I don't use Mythmusic), but because it was their
> decision to make (right or wrong). You and me, we're just users here.
> Would it be nice if they asked our opinion? Sure it would. But I'm not
> sure why you think we are entitled to be part of the development process.
>
>
>
> --
> Thomas Mashos
>
>
> _______________________________________________
>
Users should *always* be part of the development process, however, some
user requests would be far too impractical or such a rare niche that
development of a singular requested feature wouldn't be worth limited
developer time.
But, when one makes sweeping changes, one should first put suggested
changes onto a list for discussion with the users. That saves one from
blow-back when an undesirable change is made that the majority of users
dislike and one even can get suggestions on implementation of features
and functions that can lessen one's work.
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