[mythtv-users] THIS IS A NON-COMMERCIAL MAILING LIST (WAS: Re: Torc for iOS - Application Submitted to the App Store for Review)

Bill Williamson bill at bbqninja.com
Sun Apr 22 01:55:42 UTC 2012


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On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 7:32 AM, Chris Pinkham <cpinkham at bc2va.org> wrote:
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> * On Sat Apr 14, 2012 at 11:37:55PM +0000, Robert McNamara wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I am rejoining the list for the near future to keep you apprised of
>> the status of Torc for iOS, a mobile frontend compatible with MythTV
>> 0.25 and Torc.  Something I've been keeping under my hat until just
>> now is that Torc for iOS will also support iPhone and iPod Touch
>> devices.  Please see the following video for a demo of the iPod/iPhone
>> experience:
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGoU90bdUC8
>>
>> In other news, I whittled my TODO list for the application down to
>> nothing today, so I have submitted it for app store review.  I also
>> did fairly extensive testing of the app with a cellular/mobile
>> connection over the past few days, and with adequate upstream and
>> backend CPU grunt, the experience is absolutely fantastic.  The
>> average review time for Apple is currently right around 5-7 business
>> days.  I hope that around this time a week from now, I will be able to
>> announce that the application is available for purchase.  Because the
>> MythTV/Torc streaming implementation has never been tested against the
>> app store review process, a lot remains up in the air.  Apple has very
>> specific requirements when it comes to streaming behaviors, and
>> hopefully I am not too far off the mark.
>>
>> In the end, I settled on what Apple calls "Tier 4" pricing, which is
>> essentially $3.99 USD.  I am a strong believer in open source, but I
>> am an equally strong believer in keeping a roof over my head. :)  For
>> further details on why I decided to charge a nominal price for the
>> app, and to read quite a lot about what you can do to make sure your
>> backends and frontends are ready for use with the application, please
>> see the following:
>>
>> http://www.fecitfacta.com/blog1/torc/
>>
>> Note that this application has no official relationship with the Torc
>> open source project, which is continuing quite nicely.  Since this is
>> a MythTV list, I won't discuss that here.
>>
>> I am happy to field any questions, comments, or concerns you might
>> have about this application, and I hope that those of you with iOS
>> devices of all shapes and sizes will consider trying it out when it
>> becomes available.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Robert McNamara
>> Developer, Torc
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