cbagger01
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Posted: Aug. 18 2005,21:48 |
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Hi all.
I haven't been playing around with computers much lately since I bought one of the newest generation Sony LCD Projection HDTV sets last weekend and have been tweaking it and watching hi def programming on my new toy.
I bought the TV because it was the ideal choice for my needs and reasonably priced compared to my other options.
But the coolness factor of the set jumped up a bit when I unpacked the user manual and quick start guide.
Nestled in-between the two was a sheet of paper that had
Code Sample | GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2, June 1991
Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed... etc... |
inside.
It seems that Sony has used Linux and some associated open source code to build the HDTV set. The specific projects were mentioned like libgcc, ulibc, busybox, etc.
Source code and more information found at:
http://sony.com/linux
So now I can say that I am watching beautiful Hi Def TV broadcasts thanks to linux and open source.
Cool!
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