[mythtv-users] Possible Addon Idea -- Program Suggestions

[Isaac Richards]

On Friday 25 June 2004 05:21 pm, Matthew Lee Lemons wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm thinking of developing an addon that will work with mythtv to provide
> users with free programming suggestions based on their viewing habits.  My
> program would monitor mythtv frontend logs in conjunction with the mysql
> database to get viewing habits.  These would periodically be sent to my
> server.  My server would then use this data to generate personalized
> suggestions.  Users could then either log onto a website to view
> suggestions, have them emailed to them, or perhaps have suggestions
> automatically scheduled via the mythweb interface.
>
> I would *NEVER* release any collected data to any third party, and the
> service would remain free.
>
> I'm just wondering if the mythtv community has any thoughts about such a
> project, or if such a service would be useful.

Iff:

a) Everything is open source.
b) The server runs on mythtv.org.

Then, yeah, something like that could be integrated into Myth.

Isaac

> Thanks
>
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