[mythtv-users] mythtv dropping mysql???

[Tony Lill]

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On 10/16/2014 09:42 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> This means that people will be forced to finally do things 
> properly--instead of just hacking some SQL script to fix up their 
> channels or running some quick SQL to modify some stuff in their 
> database, someone will have to write the code to allow /anyone/ to
> fix up their channels easily or modify whatever stuff needs
> modifying in the database.
> 
> IMHO, the biggest problem with providing easy access to the
> underlying, internal-use data is that it provides a means by which
> people can selfishly solve problems for themselves rather than
> helping to solve the problem for everyone.

This might make sense if there was a snowballs chance in hell of these
fixes/improvements being accepted into mythtv. This selfishness
problem is not about the database, it's a natural response to how hard
it is to contribute to the code. Going to an embedded database just
raises the bar that much higher.

If you are so worried about people messing up the database, why not
just document the schema/business logic properly? That would help both
problems.

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