2021-03-08, 05:56
(2021-03-08, 02:13)oldtvwatcher Wrote: A lot of other software packages will give you some time to upgrade and will support a version or two back (Ubuntu is an example).
Ubuntu has LTS versions with support of up to 5 years. The Ubuntu Team also has the backing of a few hundred developers (if not more) worldwide, as well as commercial service agreements for server solutions and a 500-time millionaire to cover the costs. How is Kodi gonna live up to that with a handful of volunteer developers receiving a couple of donations? Kodi isn't the easiest piece of software to begin with (from what I hear), so recruiting new developers is a challenge.
Also not all 3rd party add-ons are dodgy, it's just that the focus is typically put on those dodgy ones. Add-on subjects like home automation, weather listings or database cleaning are of course fine.