[mythtv-users] MythTV requires a better name

David Schmidt david.schmidt.in.dallas at gmail.com
Wed Sep 19 14:19:12 UTC 2007


On 9/19/07, Ryan Steffes <rbsteffes at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 9/19/07, Jay R. Ashworth <jra at baylink.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, Sep 19, 2007 at 02:09:36PM +0100, Paul Mason wrote:
> > >    See I "record" TV programs, and have done so for over 20 years. The
> > >    technology I use has changed - and probably will again. Similarly I "hire"
> > >    movies (though not very often).
> >
> > Really?  What kind of salary do they get?  And what do they do?
> >
> > >                                    Talking this way has the advantage that
> > >    anyone who speaks English can understand me.
> >
> > Two nations, divided by a common language.  :-)
> >
> > Almost all uses of "hire" in BE are rendered as "rent" in AE, except
> > regarding people.
> >
>
> You can rent a person, it's just that if it turns out they are a law
> officer, you end up going to jail (in most states).
>
> Just to stay on topic, I tivo my shows with mythtv, and I photoshop my
> pictures with the gimp.
>

I regularly talk with co-workers about "Mything" a program.  They've
understand completely and have gotten quite used to it.

Then again, I work with geeks....


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