[mythtv-users] Why Free Software has poor usability ?
JEDIDIAH
jedi at mishnet.org
Tue Aug 5 19:56:47 UTC 2008
On Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 12:45:06PM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote:
> 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.
Not really. Unix users in general have demanding requirements and
are willing to put up with a some Unixisms to achieve them. In the end,
the level of bother may end up being less.
I use MythTV because it has features that have been discontinued in
the current generation of Tivos. I am willing to "tinker" to put the
solution in place but I don't do any sort of gratuitous tinkering.
The family wouldn't allow excessive tinkering.
> 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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