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Comment Re:My Review. (Score 1) 77

by itslifejimbutnotaswe (#35352690) Attached to: Boxee Scores $16.5M Investment
If you're genuinely interested in improving XBMC (by pointing out why it didn't work for you) please go to the XBMC forums and let them know of ideas to make it better. "It didn't work" is useless both ways as you quite rightly point out. It's not going to get any better unless you give folk reasons to improve it! XBMC is 100% open. Boxee is not - both the hardware and (parts of) the software are closed. Which is an incredible shame, given it's origins. Just imagine what the XBMC guys could do with even 1/10th of that investment.
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Submission + - XBMC released for Apple TV2, iPhone 4, iPad (xbmc.org) 1

Submitted by philj
philj writes: The XBMC team is proud to present our first ARM-based release, and it’s a big one. Scott Davilla, with the help of several other developers and testers, is finally ready to pull the curtain off of his fun little secret.

You know that $99 tiny form-factor powerhouse that would be just perfect if it could only run XBMC? Now it can.
Or how about that iPad that is just begging to be used as a real portable media center? Now it can.
And while we’re at it, put your iPhone4 to work using XBMC as well. Why? Because we can.

These are not initial ports, and they are not early development snapshots. Here they are: full XBMC installs and source code, ready for consumption.

Comment Re:I'll be first to say WTF (Score 1) 700

by itslifejimbutnotaswe (#34948178) Attached to: Polynomial Time Code For 3-SAT Released, P==NP
Simple: 0.333... = 0.3 + 0.03 + 0.003 + ... = 3 (0.1 + 0.01 + 0.001 + ...) = limit 3*sum(10^-n). The infinite sum converges to 1/9, which exists as a real. Multiplying by 3 gives 1/3. Multiplying the whole thing by another 3 gives 1. The term-by-term multiplication is valid as the series is convergent.

Feed Engadget: XBMC comes to the iPad (engadget.com)

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We were politely asked to keep quiet about this until today, but here's the truth: XBMC now runs on the Apple A4, period. As in, there's no reason why you can't install that shiny new Apple TV 2 version of the media center software on your jailbroken iPad or iPhone 4 too. Find instructions at our more coverage link... then give the hackers and developers a cheer.

XBMC comes to the iPad originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Jan 2011 21:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Feed Engadget: XBMC comes to the new Apple TV, we go hands-on (video) (engadget.com)

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So you jailbroke your new Apple TV, only to realize that there's not all that much to do at the top of Everest except rest and enjoy your accomplishment, eh? No need to trek back down the hill -- there are a great many minds at work to leverage your new-found power into something truly useful. Like what, you say? Take a gander above. An second-generation Apple TV appeared at our doorstep this weekend with XBMC on board -- decoding our 1080p HD content, complete with hardware acceleration, on Apple's ARM silicon, and with only occasional choppiness.

If your sense of self-entitlement is wondering what took so long, don't. We're told that this isn't a simple port, as the new Apple TV doesn't share much with its older brother, and is an entirely different animal to develop for. The bulk of the work has been done, though, and as you can see in the video above, once you launch XBMC from the new Apple TV it is the same great experience you've come to love. The difference is, this time, the hardware you're running it on costs just $99. This tiny box is finally beginning to feel magical... now, we're just waiting on a simple installer so we can load it up ourselves.

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XBMC comes to the new Apple TV, we go hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Submission + - XBMC Dharma Released (xbmc.org)

Submitted by 0100010001010011
0100010001010011 writes: XBMC Dharma (10.0) has finally been released over a year since the last update, Camelot. Numerous change have taken place: Support for XBOX was officially dropped. Addon Manager added with official XBMC repository. Improved GUI engine & Skinning Framework. Improved hardware acceleration with VDPAU, VAAPI, Apple VDADecoder, Windows DXVA2, and Broadcom Crystal HD. Bit stream pass through support of MP1, MP2, MP3, and AAC audio tracks. A new webserver and JSON-RPC API. A full list of changes can be found on the trac roadmap.

Team XBMC also met for XBMC DevCon 2010 and discussed numerous things, including improving communication and usability, PVR support, the next release Eden, and an XBMC Appliance based on OpenELEC.tv.

Software for your platform can be downloaded at http://xbmc.org/download/

Comment Re:O RLY? (Score 1) 151

by itslifejimbutnotaswe (#32796528) Attached to: Finding Open Source Projects Looking For Help?
I don't think that's what the GP was referring to necessarily. Certainly good ideas should never be kicked to the curb, but on the other hand, if the main team doesn't have the time or resources to work on those good ideas, and it's not felt that the potential new contributor will fit within the team, then kicking to the curb may be appropriate. Being able to work with the rest of the developers on the team is a key part of any contributor that has commit privs.

Some folk don't necessarily fit that mold. In the case of a large refactor project, forking may well be the better way to go. I'm sure if the fork is successful then the changes will be considered by the parent project. If not, they definitely have a problem.

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