[mythtv-users] Heads up Aussies - EPG supply in Australia

[Rev Simon Rumble]

This one time, at band camp, David Segall wrote:

> There is nothing illegal about the way we get our guide. It comes from 
> public web sites.

That doesn't necessarily mean you have the right to reuse it somewhere 
else.  Practically though, you're unlikely to get into trouble using it 
for personal use.  Anyone repackaging it, however, could well land in 
trouble.

> We are definitely not "poor souls" because we have Shepherd 
> <http://svn.whuffy.com/wiki>. MythTV users expect the computer to 
> optimize their TV viewing and Shepherd does that for the program 
> guide. It uses the computer to produce a program guide from the best 
> available data on the Internet.

Yes I have to say I did wonder why the Americans haven't considered 
using Shepherd.  It's brilliantly designed, incredibly flexible and does 
exactly what they need.

-- 
Rev Simon Rumble <simon at rumble.net>
www.rumble.net

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