On Saturday 24 November 2007, David Timms wrote:
3. DVB recording packages:
AFAIK, a package that can record {not playback} a DVB stream would meet
F guidelines. In fact it can be as simple as using tzap {dvb-apps} and
cat to record dvb programs.
Perhaps a split-up mythtv package that can record analog and digital
content, but optionally playback mpeg streams {live, recorded, delayed}
only if non Fedora parts are installed would be possible. This could
also help to support both analog capture cards and digital cards with
built-in mpeg decoders out of the box in a great TV app.
vdr which is already in Fedora should be able to do all that. I haven't
tested running it without an MPEG capable output device, but I suppose it
will require some manual tweaking (channels.conf, remote controller
keybindings) and isn't very user friendly in that sense. But once it's
running, for example vdradmin-am can be used to control it if its OSD is not
available.