[mythtv-users] family acceptance test.

[Michael Watson]

On 15-Aug-15 8:49 AM, Stephen P. Villano wrote:
>
>
> 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.
>
Well put.   If you dont satisfy the majority of users, there is no point....

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