[mythtv-users] cutting the cord issues?

[Mark Perkins]

> When I did my conclusion was that it is a slightly feature-enriched
> version of the stock firmware, but that in respect of security updates
> it still relies on Asus. So from the security perspective Merlin is
> slightly worse, because you need to wait first for Asus to issue the
> update and then for Merlin to roll that update into its own version.
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My understanding was yes and no. For your Broadcom example, yes you are 
correct, it is closed source there is nothing they can do. But other parts 
get bug fixes and security patches not just enhancements. It depends.