[mythtv-users] Mythtv torrent downloading

David Schmidt david.schmidt.in.dallas at gmail.com
Thu Mar 9 18:14:21 UTC 2006


Aaaak!!!  Should have said "torrents" instead of "peer to peer."

On 3/9/06, David Schmidt <david.schmidt.in.dallas at gmail.com> wrote:
> 1) Isaac supplies (pays for/maintains) the SVN repository for
> "official" MythTV functionality.
> 2) Isaac supplies (pays for/maintians) these lists.
> 3) Isaac doesn't want peer to peer in anything officially Myth.
>
> Therefore, your choices are:
>
> 1) Live without torrents in Myth, or
> 2a) Setup an unofficial plugin, hosted on your own
> SVN/CVS/tarball/whatever server and
> 2b) Have your own discussions about it on your own ezboard or whatever, or
>
> 3a) "Fork" the source to support what you want in a more integrated manner and
> 3b) [see 3a]
>
> Personally, I think (3) is a bad option.
>
> On 3/9/06, Michael Starks <mythtv at michaelstarks.com> wrote:
> > Chris Pinkham wrote:
> > > Please take this discussion elsewhere.  Isaac and the rest of the
> > > MythTV developers do not condone this activity and don't want it
> > > discussed on the Myth mailing lists.
> >
> > Torrents are not illegal. And certainly speech about this kind of
> > technology is not illegal in any country I know of.  The real shame is
> > the fear the **AAs have managed to instill in people.  I can understand
> > not wanting to officially support any kind of peer-peer to keep the
> > project away from any lawsuits, valid or not, but when people are afraid
> > to even discuss it we've all been DRMed.
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