Rule #1 - Be Patient - Rule #2 - Don't ask when, if you don't contribute - Rule #3 - You have coding skills - LinuxMCE's small brother is available: http://www.agocontrol.com
from what i know this model of tuner works well in linux. it should work well in linuxmce too. regarding the ati 9600, it will work on linuxmce but if you are using the UI1.