Re: [xmltv-users] [Xmltv-devel] Is anyone using these grabbers

[Robert E. <rm...@ya...>]

--- Christian Vandendorpe <sp...@zo...> wrote:
> Mattias Holmlund wrote:
> > I have now received reports that a number of these grabbers are
> > actually in active use, and some of the grabbers have even been 
> > fixed so they  validate correctly. Very good.
> > 
> > However, noone has said that they are using the following grabbers:
> > 
> > tv_grab_br
> > tv_grab_is
> > 
> > I will disable them from the Makefile. If someone speaks up and
> > fixes them, we can always resurrect them.
> 
> Why remove them?

Because they are not working (per the nightly validation) and no one
appears willing to fix them.

> Not everybody using xmltv reads this list.
If you're maintaining a grabber, you should follow the list.  If
someone reports a issue, that person should respond to it.  If a
grabber isn't supported by anyone, it should be removed.

> Removing something without checking first if they work or not is not
> very nice.

We are checking first... that's why the message was posted!

> You basically invented that (silly) validation stuff and now you
> decide unilaterally to remove grabbers that dont conform to it. That
> doesn't sound right.

It's not silly.. It's called QA.  If a grabber is working but not
reporting properly, that can be worked out. (and has been.. dtv_la for
example).  If a maintainer isn't speaking up, that grabber is abandoned
and doesn't need to be around.. *especially* if it fails QA.

If you're willing to support those grabbers, feel free to take over
support and "save" them.

Think of it from the point of view of a new user... they download
XMLTV, try the scraper and it doesn't work, they post for support, no
response.  It turns out it's been broken for over a year.   Not good.

Robert




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