exploit/hack installed in/on the Xbox to run, as it is not an authorized (a.k.a. "signed") Microsoft product. XBMP can be run as an application, or a dashboard that appears directly when the Xbox is turned on (though it takes around 15 seconds to load fully). Legality Although XBMP is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), it is written for use with Microsoft's XDK and so is not legally available as an executable program to non-official Microsoft game-publishers. Users are encouraged to compile their own binaries from the public CVS repository using the XDK, rather than downloading a questionable illegally released executable. XBMP's full source code is however legal 'as is' and is available on SourceForge. See also XBMC4XBox, a third-party developer spin-off project of XBMC for Xbox, with still active development and support of the Xbox. Kodi (formerly XBMC), the original cross-platform XBMC Media Center project, the successor of XBMP, which however now does no longer run on the old Xbox. Xbox, Microsoft's first generation video game console, originally released in 2001. References External links XboxMediaPlayer (XBMP) official SourceForge.net project (closed, see XBMC) XboxMediaCenter (XBMC) official website Free media players Free video software