Open Boxee Box Bounty

**openboxee** · March 26th, 2011, 04:35 AM

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Thank you for your comments on the pros and cons of having an open or requiring a closed BBox. For the sake of clarity here, please keep this thread for those that want to show their support, in a monetary way, for an open BBox.

Please debate the value of this in other threads. Thank you very much!

Openboxee.

**openboxee** · March 26th, 2011, 04:36 AM

Originally Posted by nfora

I'll add a $20US pledge too.

Thanks nfora!

**openboxee** · March 26th, 2011, 04:37 AM

Originally Posted by Airw0lf

i'll donate $30!

Thanks Airw0lf!

**openboxee** · March 26th, 2011, 04:38 AM

Originally Posted by jennan

I'll donate $40 - lets keep this effort moving!

Thanks jennan!

**openboxee** · March 26th, 2011, 04:40 AM

Originally Posted by Veidit

I am mostly angry that NFS isn't support so sign me up for $50

Thanks Veidit!

**openboxee** · March 26th, 2011, 04:41 AM

Originally Posted by wonboodoo

Look at the out-of-the-gate software reliability between the Boxee Box and the other products you listed. i.e. Quality. Xbox had hardware issues but they addressed that pretty well. The products listed have enough resources to quickly address any bugs that appeared. It seems to me the Boxee staff are overwhelmed. Too many bugs, too few developers (or maybe they've allocated them to that Boxee ipad port

). Let others debug the open JIRAs or give us the opportunity to run alternative less buggy software. i.e. Open that shit up. Count me in for $50.

Thanks wonboodoo!

**openboxee** · March 26th, 2011, 04:45 AM

Originally Posted by simonk83

Yes, well, company line aside, count me in for $20. There are lots of smart people out there and I have no doubt they can make this happen given the right motivation (whether the company wants it to or otherwise).

Thank you simonk83!

**nickx** · March 26th, 2011, 05:48 AM

Count me in for 20 euro! I think it's good to be open.
I like to run xbmc cause of the skinning template and so on.

Regards

**frankboxeetv** · March 26th, 2011, 08:17 AM

Pledges to donate are nice but is there anyone working on opening the Boxee Box either from the Boxee or the XBMC communities?

**wonboodoo** · March 26th, 2011, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by frankboxeetv

Pledges to donate are nice but is there anyone working on opening the Boxee Box either from the Boxee or the XBMC communities?

I'd like to get involved but while I work I.T. as both a developer and system administrator and understand the Linux boot process, I'm a complete newb when it comes to embedded Linux. I've dug into their software update files and sort of know what is going on, but I'd like to get their software running in a VM on my laptop so I can play, change things, and create new updates. But I'm kind of stuck. Then there is the whole code-signing piece that I believe is in place that we'd need to get around (again, not an expertise of mine). I'm wondering where the best place to discuss this is, get answers, and work collaboratively. If Boxee's official line is to keep the box closed then it probably isn't this forum. Perhaps over at the XBMC forums? Any suggestions?