[mythtv-users] RFC: Using DNS-SD to bootstrap MythTV

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Feb 22, 2007, at 3:08 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:

> On 02/22/2007 05:14 PM, Brad DerManouelian wrote:
>> On Feb 22, 2007, at 1:49 PM, Trey Thompson wrote:
>>>>> I'm still hoping we can stop using mysql directly some day soon.
>>>>>
>>>>  Some work has been done in that area too, it's just too early to
>>>> say what will come of it yet.
>>>>
>>> So what would be used instead?
>>>
>> Generic SQL that could hook into PostgreSQL, SQLite, Oracle, DB2, etc
>> (for those of us fortunate enough to have an Oracle and DB2 server in
>> our basement)?
>
> Nope.  AFAIK, embedded MySQL--so users don't notice MySQL and,
> therefore, have nothing about which to complain.  (Not that having
> nothing about which to complain has ever stopped people from  
> complaining.)
>
> Mike

AFAIK, an embedded MySQL database means paying licensing fees to  
MySQL. I could be wrong on that, but I've run into it before with  
products that then turned to SQLite for an embedded database solution  
to avoid licensing fees.