Rule #1 - Be Patient - Rule #2 - Don't ask when, if you don't contribute - Rule #3 - You have coding skills - LinuxMCE's small brother is available: http://www.agocontrol.com
The snapshot DVD (or any DVD install for that matter), is a matter of plugging the DVD in, boot it, select LinuxMCE install, let the kubuntu install go through, reboot, select LinuxMCE install from the desktop, done