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LGPL

"After beta 6 was completed there were complaints from a lot of people as to why the developers did not release the source code for the player sooner as they were using FFmpeg and XVID code which are under the (L)GPL license."

INAL, but as far as I understand, as long as whatever program isn't publicly released (i.e. "behind closed doors"), the source code doesn't have to be shared.

--132.170.160.55 (talk) 14:04, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

This is correct. As long as it isn't sold it doesn't have to be released. In fact it only has to ever be released to the people who bought it as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.112.244.16 (talk) 20:31, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

This does not even apply to XBMC but to XBMP which was the predecessor to XBMC, XBMC was written from scratch 164.4.17.33 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 14:07, 22 July 2009 (UTC).

Requests for article expansion:

General cleanup is needed
More screenshots are needed, different skins with comments/explaination. See sources:
- http://xbmc.org
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/xboxmediacenter
This article on XBMC is currently (as of Mars 2007) been rated as start-Class on the Misplaced Pages assessment scale. This means that even though the article has much good content it still needs to be expanded. Substantial/major editing is needed, most material for a complete article needs to be added. This article still needs to be completed, so an article cleanup tag is inappropriate at this stage.
- To sum up the readers should not need to actively find additional sources of information.
- Multiple subheadings that indicate material that could be added to complete the article.
- See the real analysis from November 2006 for more information.

I added/rearragned stuff into headings and I added some screenshots. I was in a hurry and didn't create my own screenshots... someone should replace mine with ones not suffuring from copyright problems (read picture copyright info.) Some had movie poster, etc. that could be replaced with screenshots that would be GFDL (one is already). Here is some input on skins... I would not include skins that are pre 2.0.1, I used Team Blackbolt skins and ones in the Sourceforge XBMC skinning project. I am going to re-read this article and add more info in a mintue. 24.118.20.254 16:14, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

General:

Remove Stub?

This page is pretty extensive. What additions are required? Should the stub be removed? 71.161.14.182 17:40, 13 January 2007 (UTC):

Which stub/stubs? ...compare to MPlayer or Xine?

Features and functions:

XBOX MEdiacenter does not include Xlink Kai, it could only be used as a GUI wich connects over the network.

XBMC does NOT work on Xbox360 clearification needed?

I think this is important to note down. -andy 80.129.114.9 13:21, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Seems kind of obvious to me. Should we really take the time to list all the things the application is not compatible with? I can think of about 200 things. - ZakuSage 03:59, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

It seems kind of obvious to you that the Xbox Media Center doesn't work on one of the Xbox consoles? And you think that one of the Xbox consoles (360) compares to toaster ovens and wrist watches (I am assuming that is what you are getting at by "about 200 things")? And you really can't see how noting that Xbox Media Center doesn't work on the successor to the original xbox... you REALLY can't see how that is relevant or important!?! Are you being daft or do you really think that!? JayKeaton 06:49, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

I think that should be mentioned. --soumyasch 20:38, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

I do not see the need any more to specifially say that XBMC for not work on the Xbox 360, if so then the article also need to state that is not meant for the Ninitendo Wii or the PS3 (though I would not be supprised if someone ported XBMC to the PS3 within a year from now, as soon as the Gallium3D device-drivers for it supports OpenGL 3D as that is what XBMC needs). The reason for this is tha XBMC have now been formally renamed from XBox Media Center to XBMC (see the new xbmc.org website), and the wiki article now specificly states that XBMC for Xbox is only for the original Xbox, and that it is cross-platform for Linux, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows operating-systems as well. 83.227.151.27 (talk) 10:21, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Article objectivity questioned in the past?

I tagged this article NPOV because it sounds more like a promo sheet for the program than a true article. I'd fix it myself, but I don't have the time at the moment, so I'm tagging it and I'll get back to it later if someone else doesn't. Night Gyr 23:21, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

I changed some of the wording in the first paragraph. In reading that page and your comments, I changed some of the first paragraph to hopefully straighten it out and make it more neutral. I am not a writer of this program, just a user... dp

Yeah, I just looked at the changes and allthough it was not to bad it is definetly more neutral now. Jagged Tooth 00:41, 20 December 2005 (GMT +10)

It been changed now to not brag as much and limitation/legal issues been added, but know that the article only did/does read like a promo sheet because XBMC IS THAT GOOD!!! I'm biast because I'm an official member of The XBMC Project but IT REALLY IS A TRUE KILLER APP, JUST TRY IT! Gamester17 17:05, 2 February 2007 (GMT +1)

Yes, it really is that good. One way to look at it is the worlds best dvd player and an extremely capable media extender. And it's all free, so the creators have nothing else in mind other than the users pleasure. I'm sure if they could manufacture their own xboxes that having a XBMC under your tv would cost around 1000 dollars, and it would be worth it. Well, a few years ago anyway, these days lacking high def support would kill it, but then I guess they would choose a faster cpu. JayKeaton 07:23, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Minor correction concerning Theora

There is one minor bug in the list of supported video formats: Theora is listed as supported, when in fact it is not. For verification of this data, see for example the discussion on the XBMC forums: http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21776

(Or you could try and play Theora on your own XBMC)

Cultural sublimation 20:26, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

Needs to be rewritten

The article needs to be rewritten, as XBMC is no longer solely Xbox software. It should be condensed and split up where necessary to denote features relative to the Xbox and Linux versions. The page is also notably lacking a history section. ♠ SG →Talk 05:53, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Done and done (at least the basics), feel free to edit and make changes if needed 83.227.151.27 (talk) 10:13, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Legality

I understand why the version of XBMC for Xbox can't be distributed in a compiled format, but why not the Windows, Mac, or Linux version?--SkiDragon (talk) 04:47, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Of course XBMC for Windows, Mac, and Linux can and is distributed, see http://xbmc.org/download Gamester17 (talk) 20:26, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

External Links

There seems to be a problem with the "xbmcscripts.com" link becaue is does not work and why do we have a link under Plugins to the "XBMC-Addons on Google Code link" site? There is nothing there! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.137.218.125 (talk) 23:09, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Here is too many links anyway. One to the official website should be enough. Przsak (talk) 20:35, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

Does XBMC support TV tuner cards?

Does XBMC support TV tuner cards? Or do you have to use MythTV for that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.131.6.134 (talk) 04:40, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Like the article now reads; "Unlike proprietary media center applications like Windows Media Center from Microsoft, or other free-software media center applications like MediaPortal and MythTV, XBMC Media Center has as of yet no PVR TV-recording and EPG TV-Guide functionality of its own. However, it does offer the possibility to integrate such functionality through third-party plugins" 164.4.17.33 (talk) 14:16, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

debian and rpm

The article says that they have a ppa repo for ubuntu, but then mentions rpms for debian. I dont know what they provide but it's either .debs for debian or rpms for suse/fedora/rhel(centos) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.49.27.191 (talk) 11:17, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Commercial XBMC Systems with XBMC pre-installed?

Who else sells hardware set-top-box devices or computers that comes pre-installed with XBMC Media Center or XBMC Live, There got to be more commecial systems out there than just Neuros LINK and Myka ION? Just as there has to be other systems where the manufacturer claim that their hardware is compatible with XBMC? 164.4.17.32 (talk) 13:34, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

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