What does that mean? It means the programming code used to write the program is open for everybody with programming knowledge to make change, edit, modify. Kodi is described and known as being ‘open source’. ![]() MAG 254 uses the Linux 2.6.23 and those who are familiar with Linux 2.6.23 are fully aware of how to hack the STB. If Infomir was able to make it work (they have done it with MAG 260), I’m pretty sure they would have already done it. In my opinion, its easier to get a high performance Android box, and install Kodi and STB emulator in practice, better than to repurpose the MAG STB. It isn’t an easy mission to install XBMC/Kodi on an Linux based box, because the MAG 254 is just made for single purpose as an IPTV box, not a general purpose box. A cable box from a cable company that has a Linux kernel, but an OS that are not compatible at all, even if it was “open”. Tons of things runs a Linux kernel but unfortunately can’t have Kodi installed. MAG 250/254 is based on a Linux box, not based on an android box.
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