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non coder here. i worked it out right away, but definitely saw the ! as a bit odd, considering i already knew the broad strokes of what was going on. i was relieved after it was mentioned here, feeling a small bit less than a complete luddite.
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To be fair, the very first time I saw someone use "!=" I was totally lost on what they meant, and they were also using it out of a programming context. I had forgotten about that until it was brought up here :)
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If you think ! is odd... well, my wife still doesn't understand it when I use Boolean notation on the shopping list... can't see the problem myself...
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Definitely makes more sense than <>
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umOuch
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Not sure who to contact or where to share this, but I wanted to let you all know the following:
Dear XBMC,
Many of you now know me as umOuch, one of the founders of xbmchub.com. Today i am here to share an important bit of personal news with all of you:
The HUB has been one of the most amazing and enjoyable experiences I have ever had the pleasure of being involved with, in my entire life. I have been blessed to watch as this community gave a home to developers who in-turn helped to cultivate new talent, new tools, as well as new add-ons. This community has brought forth artists, helpers, guides, videos and so much more… all with the sole intention of making XBMC the best it could be (from our point of view). For all the things that have come from The HUB that bring me great joy and pride… one thing has come from this project that, frankly, I regret.
October 2013 marks a month in The HUB's history that will forever cast a shadow on my time here… when one of my trusted developers decided to use our tools, delivery systems, and users to SPAM the entire XBMC community. It will be my everlasting shame that I gave room, faith, and trust to this developer within our family (and therefore into your homes). Quite simply, in my day-to-day life, I had never been placed in a position to make decisions on who was worthy of trust in regards to individuals who were in other time zones, countries, or even continents. It was this ignorance, and lack of experience, that landed me in the position of thinking I could trust this dev, and his cohorts.
The trouble here is that, since the day I invited these devs to depart from XBMCHUB.COM, I have found my real life turned upside down in means of abusive actions taken towards my:
• Our Site
• Personal/Professional Facebook
• Personal/Professional Twitter
• Personal/Professional G+
• Personal/Professional YouTube
• XBMC.org account
• xbmchub.com account
• Personal Email
• Professional Email
• Personal, and Real, Business
• Strange phone calls at all hours
• Even the social media accounts of family and friends unrelated to XBMC
This i not to assume all blame on any one person or dev, but to explain the turbulent nature of my life in the past months. The problem is that when we created XBMCHUB.COM I saw no need to hide who I was from the world. At the time, I was very proud of what I was doing and the people I was doing it for/with. I felt no need to conceal my identity, to mask myself, to protect those I loved. Sadly, my identity has now become a weapon for those who wish to hurt me and my family. It is these, and many other, real world troubles/abuses that have begun to distress my family (wife and son) in a very real way.
I never imagined a day where I would need to walk away form this project/community or ESPECIALLY XBMC as a whole, but when the process of managing a forum (or online community) begins to create stress for my loved ones and/or begins to negatively effecting my ‘actual income’ with my ‘real job’… I am forced to make tough decisions. It is with a heavy heart that I am forced to walk away from XBMCHUB.COM and XBMC.ORG. The big change, the only real change, will be that you will not see me on the forums, social media, or anywhere else for that matter. I am completely leaving XBMCHUB.COM and XBMC as a whole, for the sake of my family. I will be uninvolved in any manner with future details, plans, the domain, its community, or its future.
The good news; I feel that I have done what I set out to do… and that makes this news at least a bit sweeter.
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amet
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I am truly sorry that your family got dragged into it, but knowing who you have to deal with I cant say I am surprised.
I should be saying "I told you so", entire hub user base wanted to crucify me because of the same guy that now is causing all this drama... and I was a bad guy then.
I hope all gets sorted out
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So does that mean the hub will finally work with devs rather then lie and keep people away from Xbmc.
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prae5
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Given the content of a lot of the addons promoted there, its unlikely