Selling Xboxes with XBMC pre-installed Online?
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jmarshall Wrote:What is not obvious at all from your site is the fact that XBMC is produced by people other than yourself. It's also not obvious from your site that people may obtain XBMC for free, or that there is a huge community of people out there who are happy to provide free service and support.
I like second that to start. XBMC is free and open source software so it should not be misrepresented as something that cost money.

I also like to inform you that what you are doing is most likely illegal, as you are in a form selling XDK compiled binaries, (executables compiled with Microsoft Xbox Deevelopment Kit, the XDK is officially only available to Microsoft approved developers, and those Microsoft approved developers sign a terms-of-use contract which state that they may not publish or distribute Xbox binaries outside their company).

http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/wiki/?title=XDK
Quote:Microsoft® SDK (System Development Kit) for Xbox (also known as the XDK)

The XDK compiler is only available to Microsoft approved developers/programmers and is used togeter with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET to compile source code into Xbox binaries (executables) that can run on Microsoft Xbox game-console. You can not run source code alone on the Xbox, please read this (link) why!

XBMC source code is in C/C++, Assembly and DirectX programming-language. XBMC require XDK 5778 or 5849 (5933 is reported to work, but is not supported) and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 7.1 (2003).
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 7.1 (2003) can be purchased anywhere, but in order to get the XDK you must to register and be approved as an official Xbox developer (though even then you may not release compiled Xbox excutables/binaries/XBE's as you wish, you can only publish Xbox excutables/binaries/XBE's as part of a Microsoft approved game for the Xbox that can be purchased in retail-stores). For information on how to apply for the XDK see this site).

Note! Yes the XDK is also available illegaly (pirated copies) on the internet, private FTP-sites and P2P-networks. However Team-XBMC, for obvious legal reasons, can not help you obtain a such illegal pirate copy. We can only assume that XBMC users/developers have got a legal XDK copy and only use XBMC for personal eduction. THE XBOXMEDIACENTER PROJECT AND ALL XBMC MEMBERS DO NOT CONDONE PIRACY! See the XBMC Disclaimer and Term of Use information.
More information on the XDK here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XDK
This was also discussed earlier this week in this other topic thread: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=30620

Jezz_X Wrote:Well I went and had a look at your site and you actually mis represent a few things on this page http://www.xbmc.adamnaisbitt.com/category-2.htm
you name the skins as
Product: "Apple TV" Dashboard (Awsome!)
Peoduct "Microsoft Media Centre" Dashboard
Product: "Xbox 360" Dashboard
these give the people false impression that you are actually installing products made by microsoft and apple on there xboxs when infact it is XBMC with skins on it so in effect you are actually lieing about the product you provide and I'm sure apple and MS would not be happy with it
I agree. So along with the approiate credits you want to change the names to the skins proper name and a comment explaining that it is (also note that they are skins that change the apperence of XBMC, and not standalone "products", it is XBMC that is the dashboard, not the skin):
"xTV (an "Apple TV" skin replica)
MC360 (an "Xbox 360" skin replica)
etc.
Always read the XBMC online-manual, FAQ and search the forum before posting.
Do not e-mail XBMC-Team members directly asking for support. Read/follow the forum rules.
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[No subject] - by Jezz_X - 2008-01-15, 01:27
[No subject] - by Adam Naisbitt - 2008-01-15, 01:31
[No subject] - by Adam Naisbitt - 2008-01-15, 01:38
[No subject] - by jmarshall - 2008-01-15, 03:46
[No subject] - by Adam Naisbitt - 2008-01-15, 10:15
[No subject] - by ultrabrutal - 2008-01-15, 14:05
[No subject] - by Gamester17 - 2008-01-15, 16:02
[No subject] - by Geeba - 2008-01-15, 19:07
[No subject] - by Adam Naisbitt - 2008-01-16, 11:33
[No subject] - by Gamester17 - 2008-01-16, 16:16
[No subject] - by Adam Naisbitt - 2008-01-17, 12:54
[No subject] - by ultrabrutal - 2008-01-17, 13:18
[No subject] - by Adam Naisbitt - 2008-01-17, 14:25
[No subject] - by ultrabrutal - 2008-01-17, 14:35
[No subject] - by Gamester17 - 2008-01-17, 15:35
[No subject] - by Adam Naisbitt - 2008-01-18, 00:27
[No subject] - by C-Quel - 2008-01-18, 00:37
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