[mythtv-users] critique

[James Linder]

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> From: mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org
> Subject: mythtv-users Digest, Vol 182, Issue 3
> Date: 2 May 2018 at 8:00:02 pm AWST
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Reply-To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
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>> I?m posting this here, not on the dev list, so others can add their opinions.
>> Some of my expression is extreem. I do not dis the hard work that many have contributed, mearly to express my own frustration.
>> I offer the critique so that the devs involved may reflect ?you have a point there judge? (Kingston Trio) (which rather dates me)
>> 
>> I installed 29 which I compiled.
>> All good.
>> The MythWeb bit is aweful. (Seemingly) in a effort to effort to prove how clever they are the developers have deffered to the mobile phone set, with glitz and glare rather than making a quick usable presentation. It takes twice as long to scan your recording setup as the original mythweb.
>> I tried to get rid of the admin login, its password or to set a trivial password. All were greeted with the YELLOW warning line. I don?t need some snotty nosed dev telling me when I do or don?t need a password!
>> 
>> If I get time I?ll spelunk the code and fix my complaints, else I?ll revert to 28. It may be a chance (to learn) to use git to do a fork. keeping the benefits of everyone's hardwork.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> James
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> Just so I am clear and haven't misunderstood your message - your 
> critique of MythTV v29 is that the work-in-progress WebFrontend (added 
> in v0.28) is so awful that you are going to revert back to v0.28 (which 
> still includes the WebFrontend) or fork instead of just using MythWeb 
> which still works perfectly fine with v29 and current master? The devs 
> are "snotty nosed" because they put a password on the web admin 
> functions? And there was otherwise nothing else worth mentioning with 
> any of the myriad of other changes to MythTV between v0.28 and v29?

First in the cold light of day I read my posting and find it rude. I was frustrated and did not mean it to be. I am sorry.

Second Mark’s 2c worth (next message) is spot on. I have no quibble.

I use the term scan meaning eyeball.

What I did not know is that mythweb is still supported. That must be a lot of work and if it were to be discontinued in favour of the builtin server then I offered critiqe of the builtin server’s appearence.

Passwords are fine and no doubt important in some contexts, what enraged me was that I was unable to set user and password a/b that someone decided a password of b was inadequit.

In any event my stirring would have caused some consideration of the pretty vs functional aspects of the builtin web server.

Thanks
James



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