[mythtv-users] RFD: MythTV-users-Mac mailing list

Craig Treleaven ctreleaven at cogeco.ca
Tue Apr 1 15:55:31 UTC 2008


I wonder if there is enough support to create a new mailing list 
focused on MythTV running on Mac OS X?  I've been running an all-Mac 
Myth setup since August 2007.  The backend has been amazing 
stable--it have never once crashed.  My impression is that there may 
now be enough Mac users that a Mac-specific list would be viable.

There are a few factors that suggest that a separate list for Mac 
discussion might be warranted:
1) The Mac OS X port of Myth is sufficiently different from the Linux versions:
-utilities and support programs (wget, etc) are either not present by 
default on Mac OS X or stored in directories that are unique to OS X.
-libraries are bundled with the app and thus accessed differently.
-some feature of Myth don't work under OS X.
-fewer tuners are supported under OS X.
-etc.

2) Directing Mac-specific traffic to another list would help reduce 
the volume of the MythTV-users list to the benefit of non-Mac users. 
Mac-specific posts now run the risk of being lost in the flood. 
Having a separate list would make it easier for Mac users to support 
other Mac users.

3) Having a separate archive of a MythTV-users-Mac mailing list would 
make it easier to find answers.  Now, it is often difficult to find 
Mac-specific threads as a post might say "Mac", "OSX", "OS X" or 
something else.


I suppose the objection to creating another list would be that folks 
with mixed (Mac/Linux) setups would need to monitor two lists. 
Cross-posting would definitely be an annoyance.  OTOH, I think having 
a separate Mac list would also benefit mixed setup people as issues 
are generally specific to a platform.

Looking down the road, as the Win port progresses, one could imagine 
a MythTV-users-Win list might make sense.

Thoughts? Objections? Support?

Craig


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