[mythtv-users] Possible to make a recording request?
VCRAddict
MythTV_01 at appropriate-tech.net
Wed Nov 19 17:17:38 UTC 2008
At 08:15 AM 11/19/08 -0800, Josh Mastronarde wrote:
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> And regardless, Isaac, the owner of the list (really; these messages
> go through a single central server, unlike Usenet) has requested that
> we not discuss these sorts of things on it. Not because the technical
> legal arguments may or may not have merit (including the extension
> from "my roommate can watch my backup copy" to "I can give a copy to
> my friend" to "everybody in the world is my friend" :-), but because
> he'd like to avoid even the *appearance* of impropriety on the
> official forums and avoid entangling the project in the public debate.
I was unaware of that. But after re-checking
<http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List_etiquette>, I see that I
did indeed overlook that item. Rather embarrassing, in light of the fact
that I'd just made reference to this same document in another thread (in my
-- admittedly weak -- defense, I'll note that this particular clause is
buried all the way at the bottom of the page).
In any event, while I don't think *this* discussion tripped over into areas
(such as, "how do I break CSS encryption?") that pose any real danger to
the list or to its maintainers, I can understand Isaac's reticence to
condone even peripheral discussion of these issues. Therefore, this will
be my last post in this thread.
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