Hadron wrote:
Matt <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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Impressive: The new XBMC Media Center
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| Version 9.04 of the multi-platform XBMC Media Center is released. Codenamed
| Babylon, the software comes with massive and in part, impressive changes.
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http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/online/news/impressive_the_new_xbmc_media_center
Offhand I would say that XBMC is taking a poor approach to
cross-platform development, since the Linux version's graphics and GUI
generation are separate from the Windows version's. I would guess the
Linux-side developers are going to be playing catchup to the Windows
side. However, the Linux developers are using SDL and OpenGL, which are
cross-platform, while the Windows side seems to be using MS-only tools.
There could be an unusual kind of fork wherein all or part of the Linux
side splits off and becomes a cross-platform project that does things
right---abstracts away most OS differences by using cross-platform tools
where possible---while the Windows side reverts to Windows-only
development or hobbles along as a cross-platform project that uses the
This is often the case in the real world. The design is fine, then the
boss sees it, fires a few techs and demands the product to be fully
win32/windows desktop compliant. You stick something like a KDE app
there and there's bloodshed.
Iceweasel proves it can be done however.
I don't see how Iceweasel/Icecat events match the fork scenario I
described.
At first glance the Iceweasel events seem related mainly to trademarks
and licensing.
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