Hi, I'm binary64 from www.MeediOS.com forums, I have started an open project called Bluepill.
Bluepill-X first helps you create a new Windows Installation Disc with Bluepill embedded. Simply boot this CD for a hands-free installation of Windows XP (any flavour). On first boot, the Bluepill Updater launches automatically to provide a seemless install end-to-end. After installed, on every boot, Bluepill Updater will check and execute any further updates we may have rolled out (eg, upgrades to software, tweaks, etc). The end result: a simple way to turn your computer into a "managed" set-top-box that is always up to date, and could never need a mouse/keyboard/vnc at all.
Once Bluepill is installed, the user sees a choice of which frontend to use (or try out). Eventually this will be a complete list: MCE, MediaPortal, xlobby, xbmc, Meedio, MeediOS, WMP11 (Plain Windows) etc. But right now, only Windows and Meedio have been worked on.
When the user selects a frontend (with the remote), the frontend needs to be highly configured so that everything is ready to go.
So the reason I am posting here, is to see if anyone wants to be in charge of the MCE development arm of this project. Anyone else is still very welcome, beta testers, users, or suggestors.
To install Bluepill now (try it in vmware if you like), read http://www.meedios.com/wiki/index.php?title=Bluepill#User_Setup_Instructions
Technical users who are interested can view Bluepill's update script anytime at http://www.meedios.com/bluepill/bluepill.xml
The SVN url for all this project is at https://meedios.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/meedios/Meedio/plugins/binary64/BluepillBluepill also uses http://www.meedios.com/bluepill/codecs.xml for directshow codecs, and http://www.meedios.com/bluepill/ultimate.xml to see the Meedio updates. We need a mce2005.xml. and I have been working on Bluepill for quite some time now, it's starting to take shape.
So the overall concept of Bluepill is pooling our knowledge of HTPC installations in general, and letting everyone use the fruits from it, they feed back any problems/suggestions, we fix/update, which in turn benefit all.
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