[mythtv] Re: mythtv presentation at the CeBIT

Marcus Metzler mocm at mocm.de
Thu Mar 3 19:02:11 UTC 2005


>>>>> "Axel" == Axel Thimm <Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net> writes:

    Axel> On Thu, Mar 03, 2005 at 11:53:16AM +0100, Ralph Metzler
    Axel> wrote:
    >> Axel Thimm writes: > > They have also donated hardware to a few
    >> key people, myself > > included. I'm sure Axel can share more
    >> details on why you're way off > > base with the statement that
    >> Hauppauge has never helped with any of > > the driver
    >> development for their cards.
    >> > 
    >> > Well, Marcus seems to have stopped doing v4l developement on
    >> Hauppauge > cards shortly before the millenium, so his
    >> statement may have been > true around that time. Nevertheless
    >> it is dangerous to come up with > statements that may since
    >> have been reverted. 5 years is a long time > in the IT
    >> business. In 5 years from now Office will be running on >
    >> Microsoft Linux NG.
    >> 
    >> That's because Marcus and I moved on to DVB shortly before the
    >> millennium

    Axel> Yes, everybody knows that. So, please check the facts when
    Axel> looking back at non-DVB world. And also check the facts
    Axel> within DVB.

    >> and the lacking support by Hauppauge and others continued in
    >> this area. Neither Hauppauge nor the actual manufacturer of the
    >> DVB cards Technotrend released any information.

    Axel> Technotrend was the designer. And the NDA holder was
    Axel> Siemens/Philips.  So it was only Siemens/Philips that could
    Axel> have done anything as first tiers.

    Axel> As for Hauppauge's support in the DVB area, just check the
    Axel> origin of the cx22702 driver.

No Haupauge 
/*
    Conexant 22702 DVB OFDM demodulator driver

    based on:
        Alps TDMB7 DVB OFDM demodulator driver

    Copyright (C) 2001-2002 Convergence Integrated Media GmbH
          Holger Waechtler <holger at convergence.de>

    Copyright (C) 2004 Steven Toth <steve at toth.demon.co.uk>


neither here:

/*
 * $Id: cx88-dvb.c,v 1.19 2004/11/07 14:44:59 kraxel Exp $
 *
 * device driver for Conexant 2388x based TV cards
 * MPEG Transport Stream (DVB) routines
 *
 * (c) 2004 Chris Pascoe <c.pascoe at itee.uq.edu.au>
 * (c) 2004 Gerd Knorr <kraxel at bytesex.org> [SuSE Labs]
 *


I can't find any Haupauge copyright in the 2.6.10 kernel. 

Marcus


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