[mythtv-users] Absolute newbie stumped

[stefan_jones at comcast.net]

----- "Brian Wood" <beww at beww.org> wrote: 
> From: "Brian Wood" <beww at beww.org> 
> To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org> 
> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 8:24:26 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific 
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Absolute newbie stumped 
> 
> On Wednesday 20 May 2009 09:08:21 Johnny wrote: 
> 
> > 
> > I believe the situation with MythDora is similar but as I don't use it 
> > I can't say for sure. 
> 
> Mythdora is a fully-working Myth system based on FC. It also has some features 
> unique to Mythdora, also to make some common tasks graphical and accessible 
> from the menu system. 
> 
> > Also just a suggestion I wouldn't be signing up 
> > to help my friends with mythtv unless I already had all of my system 
> > sorted out. If they aren't in a position to be doing the work 
> > themselves perhaps with some pointers from myself, I simply suggest 
> > that mythtv probably isn't for them. 
> 
> I've also found trying to "help" people get Myth working is generally a bad 
> idea unless they are already familiar with Linux, and comfortable working 
> with a system. It's not for the typical Windows Weenie, and I don't think it 
> was ever intended to be. 
> 
> As you said, there are alternatives that are probably better suited for people 
> who don't like lifting the hood. 

Oh, the people in question aren't likely to be asking me for help . . . we're all developers or QA folk working on porting a video-on-demand system to Linux! (If your cable system offers VOD, there's a good chance our legacy product is churning away in the head end.) 

But I'd like to be able to suggest alternatives to what I used in my Mythbox. 
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