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More => Old Versions => Media Center 12 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: kjwiebe on November 12, 2006, 04:09:38 pm

Title: MC for Linux?
Post by: kjwiebe on November 12, 2006, 04:09:38 pm

Are there plans for a Linux version of Media Center? 

Title: Re: MC for Linux?
Post by: glynor on November 12, 2006, 04:32:44 pm

Not currently, but many of us would like to get support for it (and hopefully eventually something will happen).  JRiver has indicated "maybe eventually, but it's not being developed now" in the past on the issue.

Check this post:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=34022.0

Title: Re: MC for Linux?
Post by: benn600 on November 12, 2006, 06:09:06 pm

If they do port this to other OS's, just imagine how much less time would be spent on the current product!  not good

Title: Re: MC for Linux?
Post by: johnnyboy on November 12, 2006, 06:23:44 pm

Quote from: benn600 on November 12, 2006, 06:09:06 pm

If they do port this to other OS's, just imagine how much less time would be spent on the current product!  not good

Not necessarily true. If they had a big enough client base for another OS, they could hire a stand alone developer who's job it was purely to create the port.

AFAIK Linux runs C programs and so if it's coded in C, it would be theoretically possible to port it (I THINK!!!) although I have absolutely zero idea how many windows functions it uses so could be completely miles off with this and also have no idea how muchwork it would entain!