[mythtv-users] Upsidedown Open Source

[John Dickson]

Neil Davidson wrote ..
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> >> and your point is?
> >>
> >
> >I'm glad I wasn't the only person that didn't really "get" this.
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> I've read it twice now and still don't have a clue what the point was....
> 
Wow, amazing!
Without pointing finger so many responses.

Sarcasm = To tear the flesh

What surprises me is that so many of you did not re-xmit the massage. I guess if it is wrong or correct it should be propagated. Much like a techinical error. To educate those so as not to duplicate. Besides that would mean there is interest in corporate America, you know, like Microsoft. We know that is not true.

"Upsidedown Open Source" developers is my coin.

> I am sure every one has seen this on Mythtv.org
> 
> "MythTV is a homebrew PVR project that I've been working on in my spare time. It's been under heavy development for two
years, and is now quite useable and featureful."
> 
> How much of this project operates under the auspice of home brew when Tribune Media Service provides guide info for all
to use? Lets face it, TMS is a large corporate media player.
> 
> Put some pieces together:
> 1. Companies need test bed to operate development
> 2. Companies need control in both the development and investment to protect against loss due to competition.
> 3. To control competition in GPL steerage is needed (tv_grab_XXX)
> 
> I have noticed that in previous releases there were many other tv_grab_s and now they seem to have coalesced to just a
few. The forces of the media are large and I am sure would love to help steer this project to maintain further control.
> 
> Don't get me wrong, for the limited very few percentage of Mythtv-box users this is a great appliance (expensive to end
users-no cost solution to corporate developers) for entertainment and just to geek around with. What I think is happening
is that open source has lost it's broad scope of development to companies like TMS who help funnel development (constrict)
that favors their goals.
> 
> It is obvious. I don't object to corporate involvement, I believe much (MUCH) can come of it however, alot can be lost.
> 
> I have to ask, how much involvement does TMS have in the "Induce Act"?
> The "Induce Act" act is better described here http://www.savebetamax.org/
> 
> Another obvious question, how much Mythtv is there in Cox's DVR solution(General Instruments)? These companies have to
have a piece of the open source community! Out of control and the consequences could be huge.
> 
> All this for what.
> I what to deploy something that could better small business by using Mythtv. It is further from reach, I believe, because
of corporate enhancements that actually steer, limit or plain old plug me into one way.
> 
> Sound familiar?
> 
> Bill knows this infection in the open Source Community only makes MS-Linux a more viable product offering. There is no
egg on Microsoft's face if the transition of profit moves from Windows to Linux. The fact that the corporate community helps
steer The Open Source Community further exacerbates a problem that open source was meant to relieve.
> 
> John Dickson