PVR or DVR for Linux - NOT MythTV

[Jarod Wilson]

On Monday 04 June 2007 13:13:16 Tom Metro wrote:
> markw-FJ05HQ0HCKaWd6l5hS35sQ at public.gmane.org wrote:
> > I don't want to run a database server just for an application.
> ...
> > If the application is going to embed its database, then let
> > it do what it wants.
>
> I've read that MythTV is moving towards an embedded MySQL.

As an option, perhaps. But not wholesale. At least not based on any 
discussions I've seen.

> > If I have to run a database server, I want to be able to chose my
> > database.
>
> This is an "old school" view of databases. I've ran into this before
> when selling a product using MySQL into large organizations. If Oracle
> is their in-house database, then they want everything to run on Oracle,
> even if that means performance will suffer.
>
> It's easy to treat MySQL as an embedded database, even without using the
> embedded version which I believe has only recently become available. It
> requires few resources, minimal maintenance, and can be configured to
> talk to its clients over a UNIX socket, so there are no network security
> risks and no conflicts with other processes.

+1

I view MythTV as a dedicated appliance. So what if it needs MySQL?!?

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Jarod Wilson
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