<div>So far I have done two presentations on MythTV at our local LUG (KWLUG in Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario, Canada).</div>
<div><br>They have both been well received with many attendees, lots of interest and questions. Each has resulted in some more Myth converts too, which is great to see.</div>
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<div>MythTV is one of those awesome projects that is easy to show off and has many people interested in the subject. Its a thoroughly impressive Linux suite of applications, that makes a great demo of the power of Linux/Open Source.
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<div><br>Robin<br><br> </div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/8/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Justin Hornsby</b> <<a href="mailto:justin.hornsby@gmail.com">justin.hornsby@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Well, I've (twice) been in the fortunate position where somebody<br>approached me to ask if I'd like to take MythTV along & show it off.
<br><br>Sometimes a pre-emptive effort is required.. maybe get along to your<br>local LUG & tell everybody about what MythTV is, how you set it up &<br>use it, maybe even give a presentation. As obvious as it might seem
<br>to us, not everybody in the Linux community has heard of MythTV - or<br>of those there may be preconcieved ideas/prejudices to overcome.<br>That's actually part of my 'mission' (to dispel the myths about<br>MythTV) .. After LugRadioLive I was left with the impression that Myth
<br>sometimes has reputation that precedes it.<br><br>It'd be very tempting to take MythTV along to a 'consumer' oriented<br>show, but as we're all very much aware, setting up MythTV, while not<br>the hardest thing in the world is far from a 'plug & play' experience
<br>- that could do the project's reputation a lot more harm than good<br>IMHO.<br><br>Exhibiting any project ( but especially MythTV) is a fun and<br>challenging experience. If you're keen enough, go for it.<br><br>Regards,
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