Re: Remove tv_imdb from upcoming release?

On Wed, 29 Jul 2020 at 20:43, Geoff Westcott <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 29 Jul 2020 16:52:24 +0000, Gary Buhrmaster wrote:
>
> > With some recent comments on github, it
> > would appear(*) that it may be time to just
> > remove the tv_imdb utility (the data is
> > old/stale, and will not be being updated).
> >
> > Should that happen for the 0.6.2 release?
> >
> [...]
>
> It's true the data is stale, but I don't believe it is totally worthless. Sure there are no new films/programmes after Dec 2017, and no fixes/changes, but it does still have value. Things like programme synopsis/MPAA ratings/star ratings are still useful for films which are in the final snapshot.

I think keeping tv_imdb around whilst the archived data is still
available, or until a utility to use an equivalent up-to-date service
is written, makes sense.

The data might not be being updated but it's still useful. Development
effort on tv_imdb has been essentially zero for a long time.

+1 for notifying users about the fact the data is no longer updated.
Including Geoff's thoughts, this could be done via:

i) the utility at runtime
ii) POD
iii) release notes
iv) a message when installing XMLTV via package


@robert: thoughts?

Thanks,
Nick