Martijn Kaijser

Kodi v18 has been in development for over two and finally it is released. During this presentation we go through the most important parts that were added or changed and what this actually means for the future.

During past two years developers in and outside of the Kodi Team have been steadily refactoring and working on new features that will be included in Kodi v18. Although we initially thought about doing a RERO release it ended up being quite the opposite. In this presentation we will go through the most important parts that are actually included and why it took so long to come to a final release. Additionally we will briefly cover some parts that we already know will go into v19 at the moment we branched of the current v18 release.

A short walk through of what we have been doing past year since v17 release and what we are still planning to do.

During the time we worked towards the final release of v17 some of our developers already took a head start for v18. During past year developers in and outside of the Kodi Team have been steadily refactoring and working on new features that will be included in the upcoming V18. Various parts have already been published in articles on our website though we will also sum up some parts that are in the pipe line. In total will try to do a brief rundown on what we hope will be included.

We will give a short presentation of the most important changes that will be added in Kodi version 17.

We will give a short presentation of the most important changes that will be added in Kodi version 17. Compared to version 16 there will be more noticeable changes to the user. It ranges from long awaited features to deep core code changes. Be sure to visit if you are interested to know what we are working on.

A brief overview of Kodi (XBMC) open source Media center. How one of the oldest and largest open source projects originated, the path walked to present day and what the future might hold. Talk will include a brief history overview, what steps were taking to come in current state and what our goals are for the future.

It's relatively rare and difficult to keep a large scale open source project going year after year without the firm financial backing of a larger organization. Since its inception in 2002, the software currently called Kodi has gone through numerous changes, both at the software level and at the organizational level, and has encountered numerous difficulties along the way, from simple communications problems both internally and with the userbase to larger organizational snafus. In this talk, we'll review how the organization has managed to overcome these problems and continue on.

Topics expected to be covered will include a look at the platforms, distributions, and hardware supported today; a review of the history on the Xbox, the switch to platform agnosticism, and the creation of the Foundation; and plans for the future.

Additionally, an overview of how the organization works and software is developed currently will be presented, along with a look at who uses Kodi, both from a user perspective and a business perspective.

A brief overview of Kodi (XBMC) open source Media center. How one of the oldest and largest open source projects originated, the path walked to present day and what the future might hold. Talk will include a brief history overview, what steps were taking to come in current state and what our goals are for the future.

It's relatively rare and difficult to keep a large scale open source project going year after year without the firm financial backing of a larger organization. Since its inception in 2002, the software currently called Kodi has gone through numerous changes, both at the software level and at the organizational level, and has encountered numerous difficulties along the way, from simple communications problems both internally and with the userbase to larger organizational snafus. In this talk, we'll review how the organization has managed to overcome these problems and continue on.

Topics expected to be covered will include a look at the platforms, distributions, and hardware supported today; a review of the history on the Xbox, the switch to platform agnosticism, and the creation of the Foundation; and plans for the future.

Additionally, an overview of how the organization works and software is developed currently will be presented, along with a look at who uses Kodi, both from a user perspective and a business perspective.