Google Will Open Source SageTV Software

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Google Will Open Source SageTV Software

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Post by werds » Mon Mar 09, 2015 11:33 pm

http://www.missingremote.com/news/2015- ... v-software

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Post by adam1991 » Tue Mar 10, 2015 1:08 am

hmmmm, just as I'm about to build my WMC box Mark II in prep for dumping the pay TV service and going all OTA, here comes this news.

My infrastructure is all WMC--that is to say, two XBox and one Echo for extenders--but I would explore a known open source alternative that isn't Myth.

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Post by JTScribe » Tue Mar 10, 2015 2:12 am

Interesting, Sage works with Ceton tuners, doesn't it?

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Post by Ed  » Tue Mar 10, 2015 2:21 am

Only for copy-freely channels iirc.

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Post by LuckyDay » Tue Mar 10, 2015 2:49 am

Ed  wrote:Only for copy-freely channels iirc.
That doesn't have anything to do with Sage going open source though, if they want copy protection they, or someone, can pay to implement it. It wouldn't be in Sage's code.

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Post by Ed  » Tue Mar 10, 2015 2:53 am

You sure about that? He asked if Sage worked with Ceton tuners, seems like an applicable answer to me.

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Post by LuckyDay » Tue Mar 10, 2015 3:07 am

Ed  wrote:You sure about that? He asked if Sage worked with Ceton tuners, seems like an applicable answer to me.
Yeah, I didn't see you were responding to someone else's question, I just saw your post and thought you were commenting that the program only works with copy freely stuff in general.

I can't edit my original post for some reason to clarify the mistake so oh well.

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Post by Ed  » Tue Mar 10, 2015 3:24 am

Eh, shit happens it's all good :)

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Post by makryger » Tue Mar 10, 2015 12:55 pm

What was SageTV before Google bought them? Just a paid program?
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Post by 3rob3 » Tue Mar 10, 2015 1:46 pm

Interesting.....wish Microsoft would do the same. I used SageTV for awhile and it's client/server architecture was awesome. Google Fiber TV runs some form of SageTV as seen here:
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5494/145 ... 3438_z.jpg
Unfortunately time has marched on and powerful metadata (ie Plex/MediaBrowser) and internet streaming is now equally as important. I think the big question will be what version they open source, and how many devs come back. The last released one was v7.x. Google TV runs V8.x as seen in that screen shot. If it’s the newest version and we can access the streaming apps too that would be huge. I am guessing that won’t be the case.

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Post by holidayboy » Tue Mar 10, 2015 5:42 pm

I always fancied trying sage tv with one of the extenders that they produced.
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Post by werds » Tue Mar 10, 2015 11:24 pm

3rob3 wrote:Interesting.....wish Microsoft would do the same. I used SageTV for awhile and it's client/server architecture was awesome. Google Fiber TV runs some form of SageTV as seen here:
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5494/145 ... 3438_z.jpg
Unfortunately time has marched on and powerful metadata (ie Plex/MediaBrowser) and internet streaming is now equally as important. I think the big question will be what version they open source, and how many devs come back. The last released one was v7.x. Google TV runs V8.x as seen in that screen shot. If it’s the newest version and we can access the streaming apps too that would be huge. I am guessing that won’t be the case.
If Google released an open source V8.x that would be a DEFINITE shot across Microsoft's bow IMO... I am hopeful that something great if not good comes out of this!

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Post by Ed  » Wed Mar 11, 2015 12:33 am

He already said on the forum, it's gonna be an updated version 7 that goes open source, with all the Google Fiber stuff (that includes streaming apps) omitted; and some specific hardware binaries in regards to the existing Sage extenders omitted. The only thing to be updated is some java stuff in the backend. No UI or any drastic changes.

It could enable some form of Sage to be built for RasPi/Android devices (to be used as extenders). So I guess there's that. This doesn't interest me personally, I don't see it doing anything new for the HTPC or WMC crowd; simply extending the life of Sage for those who use/wanna use Sage. So there's that I guess. But, developers will have to get on board to squash bugs, add things, and build. And then continue to do so.
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Post by 3rob3 » Wed Mar 11, 2015 12:42 am

Ed  wrote:He already said on the forum, it's gonna be an updated version 7 that goes open source
At the time I posted he hadn't said what it would and wouldn't include, but I agree that this doesn't really interest me. If a ton of devs get on board it may be a different story but kinda seems like too little/too late.

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Post by brianlich » Wed Mar 11, 2015 4:38 pm

3rob3 wrote:Interesting.....wish Microsoft would do the same.
Here's a uservoice request to open source Media Center:
http://xboxvideo.uservoice.com/forums/2 ... dia-center

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Post by werds » Thu Mar 12, 2015 12:43 am

brianlich wrote:
3rob3 wrote:Interesting.....wish Microsoft would do the same.
Here's a uservoice request to open source Media Center:
http://xboxvideo.uservoice.com/forums/2 ... dia-center
Added my 3 votes!

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