Linux Finally Getting XBMC

B47h0ry'5 CuR53 writes "XBMC is getting ported to Linux. A few developers of Team-XBMC have begun the porting of XBMC to Linux using OpenGL and the SDL toolkit. In this effort, they are recruiting developers. XBMC is, by far, one of the finest projects to come out of the open source community; and to think it is homebrew. XBMC is a massive project, with the current SVN branch weighing about 350M before compilation. Porting it will be a big effort and any hackers willing to contribute should check out the Linux port project."

Re:What is XBMC?

[cabinetsoft]

For reference, for the 99% of us out here who have no frickin' clue what something like XBMC might stand for, it would be nice to spell out the whole abbreviation at least once in summaries.

That would ruin the moderation system making "Informative" inutile.

Re:What is XBMC?

[maniac/dev/null]

For reference, for the 99% of us out here who have no frickin' clue what something like XBMC might stand for, it would be nice to spell out the whole abbreviation at least once in summaries.

What, you mean as a nerd you don't automatically know about every project on every platform everywhere? So you have no idea about the developments made by the TTMH team, or the ramifications of Project Windmill? What about your take on the social issues associated with the QRML?

You don't even follow the news enough to understand a project that only runs on a modified version of an outdated hardware platform and does the same job and dozens of other far more powerful systems and commercial products?!? Turn in you nerd card, sir!

This just in!

[mw13068]

Update: XBMC decides to stop the port and says "screw Linux" after their Web server was reduced to a molten puddle by being slashdotted.

LINUX ON ITS WAY TO TOP OF THE WORLD!

[Anonymous Coward]

Woohoo! Time to rejoice, this is a clear sign that Linux is heading to the top of the world. This is a major thing! Go grab a glass of champagne and rejoice!

Re:What is XBMC?

[Anonymous Coward]

I haven't moved up to hovering yet. I'm still working on basic levitation.

Re:What is XBMC?

[brouski]

As we see here, nothing can whip a nerd into a frenzy more than an acronym he doesn't understand.

Re:What is XBMC?

[cabinetsoft]

For reference, for the 99% of us out here who have no frickin' clue what something like XBMC might stand for, it would be nice to spell out the whole abbreviation at least once in summaries.

That would ruin the moderation system making "Informative" inutile.

"Inutile"? Is that Italian or something?

inutile [princeton.edu]

Please inform me so I can mod you up.

Moderating and commenting on same story don't mix...

No, more of a poor attempt at humor

So your shot for "funny" didn't work, it seems neither my shot for informative quoting the dictionary and explainging the moderation system didn't... that's it, i'm moving to digg!