[mythtv-users] Why Free Software has poor usability ?

David Brodbeck gull at gull.us
Tue Aug 5 19:45:06 UTC 2008


Param Singh wrote:
> If everything about mythtv and its usability is good, then why
> competitors are using "mythtv is a lot of work" as marketing tool ?
> 
> Screenshot :: http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/5687/mythtvju4.png

Well, it is.  Linux is a fair bit of work, for that matter, and setting 
up Linux is the first step in setting up Myth.  Neither product is aimed 
at people who want a solution they can just take out of the box and plug in.

If you're running Linux and/or MythTV, it's because you like to tinker. 
  IMHO, calling this a flaw is a bit like calling up a car manufacturer 
and complaining you have to depress the clutch pedal every time you 
shift.  They're just going to ask you why you didn't order an automatic 
transmission instead. ;)


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