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

[Josh White]

I run a mixed system, and I think I'd prefer to see the list unified for
that reason.  The other thing to consider is Apple hardware running other
OS's. There could be useful tips from the various points of view that would
be more difficult to follow on separate lists.  Personally, I've had great
success running Debian etch on my 800mhz eMac (or at least since last
Saturday when the repositories caught up so I could install Myth). It's more
responsive and offers better playback than the OS X version of .21 I had.

On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 11:55 AM, Craig Treleaven <ctreleaven at cogeco.ca>
wrote:

> 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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