On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 12:06 AM, VDR User <user.vdr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab > <mchehab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> The DVB BOF had the presence of the following LinuxTV members: >> >> Douglas Schilling Landgraf >> Hans Verkuil >> Mauro Carvalho Chehab >> Michael Krufky >> Patrick Boettcher >> Steven Toth >> Thierry Merle >> Manjunath Hadlii > > At least half of that list already pledged their support for S2API and > based on past observations, I seriously doubt the meeting was unbiased > and a decision made based on strictly technical aspects. I also > believe the panel should consist of people intimately familiar with > DVB, not half people who aren't and the other half people who've > already made up their mind. Call me crazy but I don't see how a > legitimate discussion can take place under those conditions. > This is exactly what I thought too. I doubt that someone who writes analog drivers will understand the DVB API to a serious level within 30 minutes (that's how long the discussion about digital TV took according to the timetable). >> The main arguments in favor of S2API over Multiproto are: >> >> - Future proof – the proposal for S2API is more flexible, easily >> allowing the addition of newer features and new standard support; >> >> - Simplicity – S2API patches are very simple, while Multiproto >> presented a very complex series of changes. Simpler approaches >> reduces the time for maintaining the source code; >> >> - Capability of allowing improvements even on the existing standards, >> like allowing diversity control that starts to appear on newer DVB >> devices. > > My previous comment aside, I would like to ask for a more detailed > explanation that justifies these arguments, which would provide proof > for both the validity of the claims and that the meeting really was > fair & balanced to some degree because the arguments, in their current > state, prove nothing. You could easily flip those points (and many > more) around to favor Multiproto. I'm asking for convincing evidence > so that if what's being claimed is really true, we can all move > forward with peace of mind and put to rest that this whole thing has > been tainted by personal problems and politics among the people > involved. > Fully agree, more details please. Markus _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
