[mythtv-users] critique

[James Linder]

Hi

>> I’m posting this here, not on the dev list, so others can add their opinions.
>> Some of my expression is extreem. I do not dis the hard work that many have contributed, mearly to express my own frustration.
>> I offer the critique so that the devs involved may reflect ‘you have a point there judge’ (Kingston Trio) (which rather dates me)
>> 
>> I installed 29 which I compiled.
>> All good.
>> The MythWeb bit is aweful. (Seemingly) in a effort to effort to prove how clever they are the developers have deffered to the mobile phone set, with glitz and glare rather than making a quick usable presentation. It takes twice as long to scan your recording setup as the original mythweb.
>> I tried to get rid of the admin login, its password or to set a trivial password. All were greeted with the YELLOW warning line. I don’t need some snotty nosed dev telling me when I do or don’t need a password!
>> 
>> If I get time I’ll spelunk the code and fix my complaints, else I’ll revert to 28. It may be a chance (to learn) to use git to do a fork. keeping the benefits of everyone's hardwork.
> 
> OK I got my 16 yo grandson and presented him with MythWeb home page and asked him to tell me when Red Dwarf records on Friday.
> I then did same thing on the builtin web server. He has never used myth in any form. Took 20 secs on mythweb ond 60 secs on the built in server.
> Hmmmm!

I am using mythweb fixes/29 so all my woes are moot, but …

Cheers
James