OpenPLi stops actively supporting Dream Multimedia STB’s

[moonji54]

Source:openpli official web site

With the decision of Dream Multimedia to abandon open source for their STB’s, our motivation for dealing with the consequences of that has dwindled.

This has gotten to the point that we are no longer willing to apply Dream Multimedia specific patches, which is why we do not support their v2 STB hardware.

Because current OpenPLi users with Dream Multimedia STB’s expect support from us, we feel the need to make our position clear.

We have decided that:

– We will stop fixing Dream Multimedia specific bugs for existing DMM boxes;
– We will not support the “v2″ series of Dream Multimedia STB hardware, like the 7020HDv2 and 800SEv2;
– We will not support future Dream Multimedia STB hardware they may release;

The Dream Multimedia hardware currently supported by OpenPLi will remain active in our automated build environment, which means images will be generated and feeds will remain available, until we get to a point that this is no longer possible without intervention. At that point, we will effectively stop with all support.

Since OpenPLi is open source and available to anyone, feel free to setup your own build environment, and produce images for Dream Multimedia hardware yourself, “Based on OpenPLi”.

[Aliraza63]

Thanks for the information brother moon.Personally I believe that the V2 series is not much popular and why it should be when the companies has launched the dual core processor stb then why DM has just updated the same hardware only doubled with ram and flash but left processor remain 400mhz . which doesnt effect to booting speed nor it support heavy graphics.
Well we had also discussed it in another thread
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[moonji54]

Brother, what do you think what going to happen in future, i have seen many images for DMs which are based on openpli.

[Aliraza63]

Brother, what do you think what going to happen in future, I have seen many images for DMs which are based on openpli.

Open pli is an open source developer team. they already welcome the new comers who work in open source . it doesnt mean if the open pli has refused to work with V2 series . then any other will do the same .. there are number of images available which are open pli base and made for V2 series . Open pli it self image also (which is not developed by Openpli) available . number of Image modifier makes Open pli image for V2 series . here I would like to mention Gjsrtoom from SIM2 team who always offer nightly build images for DM 800SE V2.
Dreambox dont have dark future .. keep in mind .. its an race between the technology developer . DM has number of models If I have DM 800SE and I feel now its specification doesnt meet to current enviornment . then who stops me why I dont use the DM 820 or DM 7080 ?.
I dont think so this decision will harmfully effect to DM fresh releases.