[mythtv-users] Mything thomething

[Warpme]

@fluffkinuk at yahoo 
<http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/engine?user=21738;list=mythtv>

I think You have wrong picture of whole situation (or using wrong 
paradigm for FOSS).

Let's (for example) look at Myth from product perspective.

As every product, also for myth, we can consider it's live cycle: 
(1)idea->(2)design->)(3)development-(4)>productification->(5)marketing->(6)sell. 
As it is FOSS - steeps 6 and 5 are probably not relevant.

I think You are frustrated because You are in situation when (4) plays 
major role (as You are new user).
This is not strange that You feel pain. It is because of constant 
compromise which myth devs are forced to take: how to split their scare 
resources between: 1+2+3 or in 4.

This is classical issue of resources shortage. In such cases You always 
have to take compromises. Compromises leading You to trade-offs. Your 
frustration is result of such trade-off. But root cause of it is lack of 
understanding whole situation.

You know - dev team is set of VERY talented ppl. It's really sad that 
team is so small. Being so small they have to choose: should I do things 
addressing more existing user base or rather help for new users.
Someone reading Your mail can get conclusion that myth development is 
going  into wrong direction. This is plainly wrong conclusion - because 
of Your lack of  understanding current situation.

Look, at it from economics utility point of view. Current direction 
(where more effort is invested into 1+2+3 than into 4) is better (if not 
the best)  choice  - as it addressing recurrently all existing user 
base, instead of one time install process for users who are evaluating 
(so their loyalty is initially low and fragile in type). BTW: When I 
will be in their shoes - Your mail  + Your misunderstanding will tilt me 
even more towards existing userbase.....

If You don't like economics - I can give You another argument. I think 
ppl are working so hard on FOSS software because of passion & fun. As 
You can guess - fan is in 1/2/3 but rather not in 4. So don't expect 
somebody will do incredible things for free because of You as new user 
want to have painless up-and-running. Counting on such is clear prove of 
lack of empathy and demonstration of zero soft skills. I personally 
REALLY appreciate that devs decided to share with me their incredible 
work !

Funny this is that....when take look closer - You will see that devs do 
A LOT for new users. Web based setup, build-in DB, uPNP for everything 
that boots are just examples.

I get impression, You are in phase looking for right toll for given task.
I think best approach is to first look for product from 
architecture/features perspective. Implementation is also important - 
but productification should have much less priority/weight that You put.
I think You can start here: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_PVR_software_packages
Doing this in opposite way can lead You into situation where You will 
meet sooner or latter a wall. You will choose easy to install system 
which is doing: 1\fraction of things which You are expecting or 2\small 
fraction of things which other systems can do for You....

Btw: If subject line of Your post is typo - forget this. If not - I 
think You are doing self-mutilation. You are using irony but in reality 
Your mail is only about Your mistake with correct understanding what 
going on here. Doing such things also will not help You with support by 
ppl on this mailing-list.

br



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