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

[Jarod Wilson]

On Fri, 2008-04-25 at 16:17 +1000, David Timms wrote:
> 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 ?

Pretty sure its close to impossible to split it up in any sane way, and
it would be more pain and suffering than it'd be worth to maintain it
split. I just assume put the whole thing in one repo.


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Jarod Wilson
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