mythtv package in review - could parts make it into fedora proper ?

[David Timms]

Re: https://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27
Probably a question for jarod or kwizart...

 From a query on Fedora list a while ago, my understanding is that:
- a DVB-T {broadcast mpeg2 transport stream} tuner app can be in fedora
eg tzap {dvb-apps}
- code to extract the stream is in the kernel and OK.
- code to record a stream to disk is OK
- code to manipulate an mpeg2 transport stream - eg cutting out parts
where frames are re-coded couldn't be in fedora.
- code to display still images or decode the video from the mpeg stream
couldn't be included in fedora.

Is it currently possible to split the parts of mythtv up to:
- part has no mpeg playback capability {I'm thinking the backend
scheduling, record, db parts, tuning part, front end without video
playback} - and could then be in the fedoraproject repo. Perhaps they
would need to be able to playback a non-patent encumbered media like
ogg/ogm, and show a dummy image for media content that it doesn't
understand.
- part that provides mpeg and other patented codec playback capability -
  that would require parts of the other package
?

If it could be split something like that, would there be other problems
in having parts across the two repos ?

DaveT.