From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from [195.7.61.12] ([195.7.61.12]:53960 "EHLO killala.koala.ie" rhost-flags-FAIL-FAIL-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756097AbZJNJt3 (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:49:29 -0400 Received: from [195.7.61.12] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (authenticated bits=0) by killala.koala.ie (8.14.0/8.13.7) with ESMTP id n9E9mo9q030578 for ; Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:48:51 +0100 Message-ID: <4AD59E82.6070904@koala.ie> Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:48:50 +0100 From: Simon Kenyon MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "linux-media@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: Hauppage WinTV-HVR-900H References: <4ACDF829.3010500@xfce.org> <37219a840910080545v72165540v622efd43574cf085@mail.gmail.com> <4ACDFED9.30606@xfce.org> <829197380910080745j3015af10pbced2a7e04c7595b@mail.gmail.com> <4ACE2D5B.4080603@xfce.org> <829197380910080928t30fc0ecas7f9ab2a7d8437567@mail.gmail.com> <4ACEED7D.10302@koala.ie> <4ACFB218.5040608@koala.ie> <20091010085626.377f7daf@pedra.chehab.org> <4AD512B9.2060909@tmr.com> In-Reply-To: <4AD512B9.2060909@tmr.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-media-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Bill Davidsen wrote: > The answer was responsive to the question, a couple of links to software > which might serve. I would think your going off about it was further > off-topic, it certainly didn't help the O.P. any. When someone ends a > question with "please help" I would assume that any answer would be > better than "we're working on it." Answering an on-topic question with a > short list of links is hardly "spamming" or even advertising, it's > called being polite and helpful. > > I would rather run commercial software on Linux that open source on > Windows, thanks, if those are the choices. > > After several months of looking I have yet to find any video app that a > typical office worker can use. Something no more complex than xawtv, > which has been running fine on FC4 and FC6 for these folks. I would > certainly consider a commercial solution rather than have them go back > to the dark side of the force and Windows-7. > i've followed the advice of marcus in the past and that is why for over a year i had a completely useless piece of hardware in the end the "real" developers here sorted the problem out this list is for people who run or want to run the drivers at linuxtv.org so no, i don't think i was off-topic he constantly spams the list here with his closed source commercial solution just about my only job on this list is to counter his bull with kind regards -- simon