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Koying
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2015-12-30, 20:46
(This post was last modified: 2016-01-01, 17:41 by Koying.)
BTW, this has been rejected for Jarvis.
Some Kodi people have a hard time accepting that an Android box might be better than their obscure Linux NUC's or whatever, apparently, and do what I consider obstruction.
Being sick of those games, I resigned as Android/AML maintainer for Kodi.
SPMC will relive, apparently...
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2015-12-30, 20:59
(This post was last modified: 2015-12-30, 21:00 by SofaKng.)
Geez... I'm really sorry to hear that. For a while it seemed like Android might of been a first-class citizen, but I guess not? Thank you so much for all of your hard work Koying. I, for one, really do appreciate it.
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chocco
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This is shocking!! Without you we would've been floundering with an unusable HTPC for who knows how long!! In one week we have perfect HD passthrough!! Who can we complain to about this? I agree with the person that said before that the future of Kodi is Android. Android boxes will be a genuine household item in the near future, unlike NUCs which are clearly niche. I'm really angry!
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I don't generally post much but have benefited a great deal by reading the forum and using the software. I have been a HTPC user with Kodi for years and as a part of PC platform, it constantly needs maintenance - there is a sometimes a problem with window resizing, PC hangs etc. I was happy with the direction the android solution was going with Shield and was about to retire my PC since HD audio was one of the last things on my list.
This decision not to focus on Android makes no sense. The future of Kodi is in an appliance, now that these appliances are powerful enough to do everything a PC can for Kodi (my spouse refused to use Kodi on PC). And Android is one of if not the strongest contenders.
There has to be a way of escalating this concern up to the right people. How can we do this as a group? Can we set up a petition?
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(2015-12-30, 22:05)Koying Wrote: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/8629
I would suggest a compromise of merging it only for an Android/Jarvis specific release, like what was done for iOS in the past, but the real issue here is much deeper. Plus, such a compromise would probably be rejected.