Official Update on Zap2it DataDirect replacement status

[Chris Petersen]

Greetings from the newly-formed team at Easy TV Data,

This organization was formed by members of various software projects in
response to the announcement from Zap2it Labs that they will be
discontinuing the free TV listings service that they have been providing
to the non-commercial free and open source communities for the last 3+
years.

We know that many of you are waiting on the edge of your seats to find
out what's going on behind the scenes here, and we're just as excited to
tell you, but we can't give you many details while we are still involved
in negotiations. We can, however, let you know that we are actively
working on a solution that will provide what we hope will be a smooth
transition away from Zap2it Labs by the September 1 deadline. We will
release more details as soon as we are able to do so, so please keep an
eye on http://easytvdata.org/ for updates.

In the mean time, we are in need of a good lawyer who is familiar with
business contracts and federal nonprofit law (preferably someone willing
to work pro bono, at least initially). We are also looking for a good
accountant (we are registered in Washington State) to help with any
eventual financial/tax paperwork. If you are qualified and willing to
help, please contact us at http://easytvdata.org/contact.php .

Thanks for sticking with us,

The Easy TV Data Board:

Isaac Richards, Chairman  (MythTV)
Robert Eden               (XMLTV)
Daniel Kristjansson       (MythTV)
Kevin Odorczyk            (MacProgGuide)
Chris Petersen            (Mythtv)



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[Phil Bridges]

On 7/11/07, Chris Petersen <lists@...> wrote:

> Greetings from the newly-formed team at Easy TV Data,
>
> This organization was formed by members of various software projects in
> response to the announcement from Zap2it Labs that they will be
> discontinuing the free TV listings service that they have been providing
> to the non-commercial free and open source communities for the last 3+
> years.
>
> We know that many of you are waiting on the edge of your seats to find
> out what's going on behind the scenes here, and we're just as excited to
> tell you, but we can't give you many details while we are still involved
> in negotiations. We can, however, let you know that we are actively
> working on a solution that will provide what we hope will be a smooth
> transition away from Zap2it Labs by the September 1 deadline. We will
> release more details as soon as we are able to do so, so please keep an
> eye on http://easytvdata.org/ for updates.
>
> In the mean time, we are in need of a good lawyer who is familiar with
> business contracts and federal nonprofit law (preferably someone willing
> to work pro bono, at least initially). We are also looking for a good
> accountant (we are registered in Washington State) to help with any
> eventual financial/tax paperwork. If you are qualified and willing to
> help, please contact us at http://easytvdata.org/contact.php .
>
> Thanks for sticking with us,
>
> The Easy TV Data Board:
>
> Isaac Richards, Chairman  (MythTV)
> Robert Eden               (XMLTV)
> Daniel Kristjansson       (MythTV)
> Kevin Odorczyk            (MacProgGuide)
> Chris Petersen            (Mythtv)

Thanks for the update, Chris!
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[Trey Thompson-3]

What a wonderful example of how well this group of people takes care of their community.

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[Fred Firestine]

On 7/12/07, Trey Thompson <treythompson@...> wrote:
> What a wonderful example of how well this group of people takes care of
> their community.
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Thanks for the update! You guys ROCK! My WAF has not changed since I
passed on the news (maybe it was too early in the morning), but the
family will be grateful if service continues uninterrupted. We look
forward to hearing from you.
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[Peter A. Daly]

Isaac, Robert, Daniel, Kevin, Chris, and I'm sure there are others I
don't know who are involved, I'd like to publicly thank you for your
efforts on this.

I know I, and many other people as well, greatly appreciate your time,
talent, and dedication.

-Pete
http://www.MythPVR.com

On 7/11/07, Chris Petersen <lists@...> wrote:

> Greetings from the newly-formed team at Easy TV Data,
>
> This organization was formed by members of various software projects in
> response to the announcement from Zap2it Labs that they will be
> discontinuing the free TV listings service that they have been providing
> to the non-commercial free and open source communities for the last 3+
> years.
>
> We know that many of you are waiting on the edge of your seats to find
> out what's going on behind the scenes here, and we're just as excited to
> tell you, but we can't give you many details while we are still involved
> in negotiations. We can, however, let you know that we are actively
> working on a solution that will provide what we hope will be a smooth
> transition away from Zap2it Labs by the September 1 deadline. We will
> release more details as soon as we are able to do so, so please keep an
> eye on http://easytvdata.org/ for updates.
>
> In the mean time, we are in need of a good lawyer who is familiar with
> business contracts and federal nonprofit law (preferably someone willing
> to work pro bono, at least initially). We are also looking for a good
> accountant (we are registered in Washington State) to help with any
> eventual financial/tax paperwork. If you are qualified and willing to
> help, please contact us at http://easytvdata.org/contact.php .
>
> Thanks for sticking with us,
>
> The Easy TV Data Board:
>
> Isaac Richards, Chairman  (MythTV)
> Robert Eden               (XMLTV)
> Daniel Kristjansson       (MythTV)
> Kevin Odorczyk            (MacProgGuide)
> Chris Petersen            (Mythtv)
>
>
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[Anthony Veale-2]

> We will
> release more details as soon as we are able to do so, so please keep an
> eye on http://easytvdata.org/ for updates.

Could you please put a date on the web content?  I do imagine that it
will change dramatically when you are free to update it, but for
people who might have heard about it and just looked for the first
time, it would be useful to know whether that page is old news or new.

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[rmeden]

On 7/15/2007 8:10 PM, Anthony Veale wrote:
> Could you please put a date on the web content?
Sounds reasonable... done.

Robert

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