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".
OpenPLi stops actively supporting Dream Multimedia STB's
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Posted 21 October 2013 - 20:05
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Posted 21 October 2013 - 20:28
Thanks, because this decision means I can now stop also passively supporting your images from all my Plugins.
Farewell!
gutemine
Edited by gutemine, 21 October 2013 - 20:29.
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Posted 21 October 2013 - 20:31
Glad to be of assistance. 
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Posted 21 October 2013 - 20:33
And gutemine gone as a result too... this is a very happy day!!!!
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Re: OpenPLi stops actively supporting Dream Multimedia STB's #5
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Posted 21 October 2013 - 20:35
If I saved your day - you are welcome.
Re: OpenPLi stops actively supporting Dream Multimedia STB's #6
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Posted 21 October 2013 - 20:41
No, we just get rid of a bright but patronizing coder. Too bad your attude stinks big time and you dont want to change that for the better.
Edited by theparasol, 21 October 2013 - 20:41.
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Re: OpenPLi stops actively supporting Dream Multimedia STB's #7
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Posted 21 October 2013 - 20:51
Maybe your comments are not showing good manners either?
But I would asume this to be OT too. At least now you don't need to ask Persia and Tunesia for help anymore on how to build an up-to-date image
Edited by gutemine, 21 October 2013 - 20:52.
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Posted 21 October 2013 - 20:57
back ontopic please!
we have The Lounge forum for you guys...
on the Glassfibre 1GB DVB-C...
Re: OpenPLi stops actively supporting Dream Multimedia STB's #9
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Posted 21 October 2013 - 22:42
The decision is completely understandable. More Power to OpenPLi!
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Posted 21 October 2013 - 23:04
This was to be expected, definitely the new DM v2 boxes produced in Schenzen will not have much future to my opinion. Closing the source code and continuously adding tricks to stop the Open Software is not the best idea DMM had in the last years !
Hopefully Linux boxes will continue and we will enjoy the very good software published for them !
Thanks to Gutemine for all the good plugins !
TS
Maybe your comments are not showing good manners either?
But I would asume this to be OT too. At least now you don't need to ask Persia and Tunesia for help anymore on how to build an up-to-date image
Re: OpenPLi stops actively supporting Dream Multimedia STB's #11
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Posted 22 October 2013 - 00:52
All abusive marriages ought to end up like this... 
F*@% masochism!
Re: OpenPLi stops actively supporting Dream Multimedia STB's #12
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Posted 22 October 2013 - 07:02
If it is final decision, why OE4 for this boxes ? No new features, bigger images (and less space) and longer building only ?
Re: OpenPLi stops actively supporting Dream Multimedia STB's #13
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Posted 22 October 2013 - 07:12
Well done guys, an admirable decision.
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Posted 22 October 2013 - 07:21
If it is final decision, why OE4 for this boxes ? No new features, bigger images (and less space) and longer building only ?
we made the decision with the OpenPLi team last weekend, long after we decided to build OE4 images
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Re: OpenPLi stops actively supporting Dream Multimedia STB's #15
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Posted 22 October 2013 - 09:02
Did Dream Mulitmedia just dig their own grave?
Openpli's support for the boxes has been tremendous and I'm happy that Open source and Linux wil continue to live with other boxes
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Posted 22 October 2013 - 11:39
Re: OpenPLi stops actively supporting Dream Multimedia STB's #17
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Posted 22 October 2013 - 12:46
A reasonable and consequent decision... even though a pity for Dreambox users.
I agree but we saw no other possibility.
Mijn schotel is een T90 met 10 LNB's. Daarnaast voor de fun nog een draaibaar systeem met een Triax TD 78.
Dreamboxen heb ik niet meer echt actief. Verder heb ik ook nog een een VU+ duo2 met 500Gb harddisk + een VU+ Uno, Zero, Solo 4K, Ultimo 4K, Zero 4K, Uno 4Kse. + ook nog een Xtrend ET7x00. Daarnaast heb ik ook nog diverse andere modellen w.o. een Formuler F4, ET8500, ET7500, Mut@nt 2400HD, Xsarius Fusion HD se en verder nog wel het e.e.a. waarmee op verzoek vanalles wordt getest. Iemand moet het tenslotte doen. 
Los van de eerder genoemde modellen heb ik nog wel een rits aan testsamples als Mut@nt 2400HD, HD60, GB UE4K, GB Trio4K, Maxitec Multibox combo en Twin, Octagon sf8008, sf8008 mini en last but nog least enkele modellen van het Grieks Duitse Edision.
Voor centrale opslag van media gebruik ik een Qnap 219P met tweemaal 2 Tb harddisks + een Synology DS414 met 12 Tb Totale opslag.
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Posted 22 October 2013 - 12:52
Hi,
Finally what are the STB brand and model officially supported by Openpli with a proper manufacturer support for the driver part?
Xtrend it seems that you can escalate driver bugs to them and get good support.
VU+ you can no longer escalate driver bugs and it seems also that the support for the latest models is then made in best effort.
XP1000: I have no idea since I don't follow this box brand.
Does it also means that Openpli will be open to support other brand boxes if they can get good driver support from the manufacturer in replacement of Dreambox?
Regards,
Pr2
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Re: OpenPLi stops actively supporting Dream Multimedia STB's #19
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Posted 22 October 2013 - 13:10
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Posted 22 October 2013 - 13:11
No change there.Does it also means that Openpli will be open to support other brand boxes if they can get good driver support from the manufacturer in replacement of Dreambox?
Note the difference between "good driver support from the manufacturer" and "got it to work using a multitude of workarounds".
Please don't abuse this thread to list boxes that you'd like to see supported - one of the purposes was to have LESS work!
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