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Since the open source community is open as the name implies we as Team Kodi at times also attend other conferences. One of those is VDD which is hosted by the VideoLAN team which you might know from the VLC player. During the conference many developers related to their...

We hereby present you the first Beta build of Kodi v18 as we are heading towards the final release. Since we are now in Beta stage our focus will be on solving bugs and possible usability problems. So far it has been proven to be quite solid to use as a daily driver...

The problem Every software developer knows that keeping code documentation up-to-date is difficult and time consuming, specially if code in need of said documentation is changing fast. Like, Flash fast. Among code documentation, the process of compiling the code is...

Update: Of course, this was an open source joke. We're going to keep supporting all the platforms and keep our Kodi username. The XBMC shirt is actually real though , so you are welcome to keep grabbing those if you, but only for a few more days. As many of you may...

We are excited to announce that Kodi has been accepted as a Google Summer of Code 2018 project ! Students, as of the time of this publication, you have about 2 weeks to start thinking about project ideas. If you are a student interested in applying, please head over to...

FOSDEM is a free event for software developers to meet, share ideas and collaborate. Every year, thousands of developers of free and open source software from all over the world gather at the event in Brussels. No registration necessary. FOSDEM 2018 - Presentations...

Let us end the year 2017 with a blast including a nostalgic reference to the past. It has long been asked for by so many and now it finally happened. Kodi for Xbox One is available worldwide through Windows and Xbox Store and will only be released from Kodi v18 and...

According to recent press, "Kodi boxes" can KILL . Okay, to be specific (and perhaps a touch less alarmist), the power supplies on cheap, untested devices are often a bit on the dreadful side, and that's where a risk of things bursting into flames resides. Beyond that...

The final day of Devcon - still lots to get through, although, for the sake of some team members, we might need to speak slowly and quietly... We started the day with a Foundation financial overview from natethomas . Even as a non-profit, volunteer-run organisation,...