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| author | Andres Mejia <amejia004@gmail.com> | 2012-05-05 15:56:04 -0400 |
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| committer | Andres Mejia <amejia004@gmail.com> | 2012-05-05 15:56:04 -0400 |
| commit | bb614c797aafa9b937b362bf657ab5f1e0d0b4e7 (patch) | |
| tree | 70e94243f43b9e9fb3f832616e404571dd6227f8 /README | |
| parent | 2c95ab9aee605ec40dbeb2f7822bc86b72b63057 (diff) | |
Update README with copied "About" message from xbmc.org.
Has one slight change, s/for Linux, OSX, and Windows/for multiple platforms/.
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@@ -1,3 +1,30 @@ -XBMC is a multimedia application that runs on multiple platforms. +About +----- +XBMC is an award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media player and +entertainment hub for digital media. XBMC is available for multiple platforms. +Created in 2003 by a group of like minded programmers, XBMC is a non-profit +project run and developed by volunteers located around the world. More than 50 +software developers have contributed to XBMC, and 100-plus translators have +worked to expand its reach, making it available in more than 30 languages. +While XBMC functions very well as a standard media player application for your +computer, it has been designed to be the perfect companion for your HTPC. +Supporting an almost endless range of remote controls, and combined with its +beautiful interface and powerful skinning engine, XBMC feels very natural to +use from the couch and is the ideal solution for your home theater. + +Currently XBMC can be used to play almost all popular audio and video formats +around. It was designed for network playback, so you can stream your multimedia +from anywhere in the house or directly from the internet using practically any +protocol available. Use your media as-is: XBMC can play CDs and DVDs directly +from the disk or image file, almost all popular archive formats from your hard +drive, and even files inside ZIP and RAR archives. It will even scan all of +your media and automatically create a personalized library complete with box +covers, descriptions, and fanart. There are playlist and slideshow functions, a +weather forecast feature and many audio visualizations. Once installed, your +computer will become a fully functional multimedia jukebox. + +------------ +Installation +------------ See docs/README.xxx for specific platform build information. |