10-year anniversary for XBMC!
Happy Birthday To Us!
Today marks a very important and proud milestone in our history. On 5th October 2002, one of the first ever betas of the XBMC source code got uploaded, as the result of a merge between two different home theatre applications. Frodo, the founder of “YAMP” (Yet Another Media Player), joined the Xbox Media Player team and the two projects were merged. The first release of the combined projects was called “Xbox Media Player” and its first beta source code was released, 10 years ago to the day!
We have had many releases since then, reaching the first stable of the newly named “Xbox Media Center” v1.0.0 in 2004, another name change to “XBMC” v2.0.0 in 2006 and Linux support in 2007. As we developed and grew, there were even more stable releases all the way up to the multi-platform “Eden”, and the soon to be released “Frodo”.
The project has continued to evolve, with many changes such as the move from CVS to SVN and now ultimately GITHUB, support for various new platforms and a huge amount of new features, add-ons and beautiful skins.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support and commitment to XBMC over the last 10 years, from the creators, developers, testers, skinners, add-on writers and especially to the users – you are the reason the project was started and without your constant support, we wouldn’t still be here!
Every one of you has made XBMC what it is today and helps us go from strength to strength. We hope you are as excited as we are to see what the next 10 years will bring!
Here’s to the next 10 years!! 
Wow, that is impressive! Having used XBMC for about 8 years, I can’t wait to see what’s next.
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Can’t wait to see what the next ten years will bring!
A big thank you for all the hard work that has gone into producing the baddest media center on the block!
Happy Birthday! still my favorite Mediacenter Software ^^
Happy anniversary! :)
Sent from my HTPC running XBMC.
Happy birthday XBMC and thank you to everyone involved for your hard work. I’ve been a user since Feb 2003 (bought an original Xbox solely to use with it) and must have used it nearly every day since. Looking forward to seeing where it goes in the next 10 years. Cheers!
Happy Bday! Thanks for being here
Happy anniversary and thank you all for the greatest Media Center ever. I am with you from the beginning and can’t await the new frodo release :-)
I have been using 6 months since i got a port of xbmc to the raspberry pi. You are the coolest group of people the developers and the users thanks for such an inspirational and expanding environment…there is soul here…keep together, hold hands….breath in………………….here we go…10 more glorious years…live free or die!!!!!!
Happy birthday XBMC!!
10 years?? here’s to another 50!!
You guys rock!!
Wow ten years!!! XBMC has come a long way for sure. Thank you Dev’s.
Hehe. So XBMC started in my 26th birthday;-) Congratulations! Beside Linux, I think it’s the best and most important community based project.
Thanks for some many years of great media center
Another XBMCer since Xbox days here (still pull it out from time to time when needed, albeit picture quality is horrible). Thanks for the many years of making home media simple and a joy to use.
Happy anniversary!
Thanks you for the awesome software and for all the hard work you put into it! Chapeau bas!
As an user from the start, congrats guys and thank you for this amazing piece of software. Thank you.
Happy birthday!
Thanks for extraordinary software
I still remember when Xbox media center replaced avalaunch as he default shell on my Xbox. Must have been in 2004.
I have been using XBMC for last 4 years now , thanks to all the people behind this project
Happy Birthday! Started with the original on the xbox, went to media center, and very happily returned to what is now called xbmc. What a fine piece of software!
Thanks for all your efforts!!
Great milestone guys, keep up the fantastic hard work! As a lot of other commentators have stated – i still use XBMC on my xbox1 ;)
Thanks for my favorite mediacenter !
Happy Bday, XBMC
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you..
Thanks for work and here’s to another decade.
Happy BDay, team. Life just wouldn’t be the same without this incredible product…
Best Media App Ever!!! Thanks.
I’ll never forget the first time I saw XBMP. It started an obsession that has lasted for as many years. HBD XBMC!
Still a big fan from the beginning !!
Congratulations team of xbmc
Greets
Devmc
Argh happy birthday yesterday!
Wow and heres to the next 100 years :)
Happy birthday XBMC thanks thanks thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Birthday. You are the best media center for me.
I never considered XBMC for a long time, using MPC to play and I was happy with it, but daaamn, XBMC is without a doubt the best media center ever, thanks a bunch for providing this for free!
A donation is on the way!
10 Years and now on iOS and Android, WoW!
Congratulations guys, fantastic work!! This project has come a long way and is only getting better!
Wow, I can’t believe that XBMC was launched on the day of my birthday!!!
Yay! I first had it on my xbox in 2004 before the newer media center. It was an awesome thing in my college house. Would come on blasting tunes automatically and had all kinds of badass background art.
Here, have a case of virtual beer. Best player out there. Interfaces with control4, my HPTC and is all I require. Here’s to the next 10. Ill drink to that.
Feliz cumpleaños a todos! Desde Mexico saludos!
Happy 10th Birthday XBMC!
Have been enjoying it for two years now (starting Dharma) and can’t wait for the feature filled future release.
Big Thanks to Team XBMC!
Gratuliere zum 10ten Geburtstag!
Und vielen Dank!!! :)
Been using it for five years in my old XBOX. Now waiting for Ouya to keep it running for another ten years ! Happy anniversary :) Where’s the party ;)
I’ve been using XBMC since the first XBMP betas showed up on #XBINS and its been my primary media player on various devices ever since.
I’d like to send a massive thank you to the entire DEV team who have worked on XBMC/XBMP over the years!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY XBMC!!!
XBMC 4 EVER !!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Birthday and wish you all the best !
I’ve been there since May 2nd 2004, on XBMP 2.4, so I’ll have my own little anniversary in two years. Probably rockin’ my Asrock 3D and (still today!) that trusty old Xbox.
Oh yeah, XBINS! Over FTP! I felt like SUCH a techie back then!@fl0PPsy
Спасибо за XBMC. Самая лучшая программа для медиацентра. Happy birthday!
Happy birthday to actual XBMC staff, and also a big thanks to everyone that helped that project since day 1 !! Wow, already 10 years ! I’m still using XBMC on my old XBox1 in my bedroom :) Keep going for another 10+ years ! =)
Happy Birthday and a big thank you for making my home theater setup so exciting :)
Happy birthday to xbmc… awesome work done by all the devs… I am glad to have been someone who got introduced to amazing software early on when I used the old Xbox.
Congrats, XMBC team. Keep up the great work!