From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 31 02:56:39 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 87BD516A4CE for ; Wed, 31 Mar 2004 02:56:39 -0800 (PST) Received: from ms-dienst.rz.rwth-aachen.de (ms-2.rz.RWTH-Aachen.DE [134.130.3.131]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 22D0443D2D for ; Wed, 31 Mar 2004 02:56:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from alex@big.endian.de) Received: from r220-1 (r220-1.rz.RWTH-Aachen.DE [134.130.3.31]) by ms-dienst.rz.rwth-aachen.de (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.12 (built Feb 13 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HVF004GUSJHJG@ms-dienst.rz.rwth-aachen.de> for freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org; Wed, 31 Mar 2004 12:45:17 +0200 (MEST) Received: from relay.RWTH-Aachen.DE ([134.130.3.1]) by r220-1 (MailMonitor for SMTP v1.2.2 ) ; Wed, 31 Mar 2004 12:45:17 +0200 (MEST) Received: from dustpuppy.kawo2.rwth-aachen.de (dustpuppy.kawo2.RWTH-Aachen.DE [134.130.180.5])i2VAjGJC026367 for ; Wed, 31 Mar 2004 12:45:16 +0200 (MEST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1])for ; Wed, 31 Mar 2004 12:45:16 +0200 (CEST) Received: from fump.kawo2.rwth-aachen.de (fump.kawo2.rwth-aachen.de [134.130.181.148])0E5491FC0CB; Wed, 31 Mar 2004 12:45:15 +0200 (CEST) Received: from fump.kawo2.rwth-aachen.defump.kawo2.rwth-aachen.de (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i2VAjFh6032984; Wed, 31 Mar 2004 12:45:15 +0200 Received: (from alex@localhost) by fump.kawo2.rwth-aachen.de (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i2VAjF8A032853; Wed, 31 Mar 2004 12:45:15 +0200 (CEST envelope-from alex) Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 12:45:15 +0200 From: Alexander Langer In-reply-to: To: Jari Kirma Message-id: <20040331104515.GF45171@fump.kawo2.rwth-aachen.de> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60-kawo2_dustpuppy_0.3 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on dustpuppy.kawo2.rwth-aachen.de X-Spam-Report: * -1.5 BAYES_01 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 1 to 10% * [score: 0.0127] X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.5 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_01 autolearn=no version=2.60-kawo2_dustpuppy_0.3 X-Spam-Level: X-AntiVirus: checked by AntiVir MailGate (version: 2.0.1.16; AVE: 6.24.0.7; VDF: 6.24.0.77; host: dustpuppy.kawo2.rwth-aachen.de) References: cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Driver APIs for DVB? X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 10:56:39 -0000 Linux has had DVB support for ages. I really suggest you stick to the Linux-API, even if it might be not well-designed: But being compatible to Linux opens access to a wide range of applications, that are available and used on Linux already now. A friend of mine uses a Linux-/DVB-T based VCR for his house, and it works great. Would be great to have such apps for FreeBSD.