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<blockquote data-quote="level20peon" data-source="post: 179730" data-attributes="member: 28613"><p>Well I think many users see MediaPortal as something it just is NOT. MediaPortal is open source. This implies two things: There is nobody payed for developing this project and the project IS most certainly no program "for girlfriends". The simple fact that open source projects are community based and not customer based leads to the question "Does MediaPortal want you ?" instead of "The developers want you to buy MediaPortal.".</p><p>Most problems in the Forum are solved by experienced users and sometimes developers themselves. This results out of the fact that the correlation of developers and users has vastly changed since the beginning... there are thousands if not tens of thousands using MediaPortal today but just a handfull of devs.</p><p>Although there are more and more unexperienced users wanting to use MediaPortal so the logical result of this is that the people who can help are simply more and more overwhelmed at an exponential rate. So there are many unanswered topics in the forum as well as dozens of double post topics (some users don't even know how to use a forum).</p><p></p><p>I am a very experienced computer user who had to read dozens of pages until I knew what I know about MediaPortal today (even reading the manual is too difficult for most users but this is no MediaPortal specific problem) and sure Setup could be easier and less complex. Some people even think that the developers should come to their home and setup everything for them because they don't understand the matter at all. But if I (!) want to use what MediaPortal has to offer for free why shouldn't I (!) do something to get the functionality. This is the simple principle of taking and giving in open source projects !</p><p></p><p>Maybe someday MediaPortal will grow to a point of total intuitive installation and use. But until then most of the "naggers" are better of with MCE.</p><p></p><p>Keep up the great work everybody <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>-level20peon</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="level20peon, post: 179730, member: 28613"] Well I think many users see MediaPortal as something it just is NOT. MediaPortal is open source. This implies two things: There is nobody payed for developing this project and the project IS most certainly no program "for girlfriends". The simple fact that open source projects are community based and not customer based leads to the question "Does MediaPortal want you ?" instead of "The developers want you to buy MediaPortal.". Most problems in the Forum are solved by experienced users and sometimes developers themselves. This results out of the fact that the correlation of developers and users has vastly changed since the beginning... there are thousands if not tens of thousands using MediaPortal today but just a handfull of devs. Although there are more and more unexperienced users wanting to use MediaPortal so the logical result of this is that the people who can help are simply more and more overwhelmed at an exponential rate. So there are many unanswered topics in the forum as well as dozens of double post topics (some users don't even know how to use a forum). I am a very experienced computer user who had to read dozens of pages until I knew what I know about MediaPortal today (even reading the manual is too difficult for most users but this is no MediaPortal specific problem) and sure Setup could be easier and less complex. Some people even think that the developers should come to their home and setup everything for them because they don't understand the matter at all. But if I (!) want to use what MediaPortal has to offer for free why shouldn't I (!) do something to get the functionality. This is the simple principle of taking and giving in open source projects ! Maybe someday MediaPortal will grow to a point of total intuitive installation and use. But until then most of the "naggers" are better of with MCE. Keep up the great work everybody :thx: -level20peon [/QUOTE]
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