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diff --git a/libdvb2/README b/libdvb2/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..049acd6 --- /dev/null +++ b/libdvb2/README @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +Late in 2003 the idea to create a simple DVB library from the code snippets +in the test/utility programs was discussed on the linux-dvb mailing list. +Hopefully someone will invest some time in this project to turn the idea into +reality... + +Here is an outline of what libdvb2 should be, according to my recollection: +(For first hand information search the linux-dvb list archives for "libdvb2".) + +- C +- small: The goal is to make the library usable in *any* DVB project, which + is easier if the library sticks to the basics. Advanced stuff can be + done in a second library. What exacty "basic" and "advanced" means + is subject of discussion, but I want avoid to impose a certain programming + model (e.g. multi-threaded vw. event-loop) on users of the library. +- a prime target is to establish a standard DVB config and service list + format, to make this sharable between different applications +- LGPL + +About the name: There already is a libdvb written by the Metzler Bros., +but the main drawback is that it is written in C++ and thus rejected +by many projects. + +Johannes Stezenbach <js@convergence.de> |