The recent update to Sky+ boxes, which enables networking among other things, also has an open source subsystem, based around busybox. The package can be downloaded from Sky's website. <div class="gmail_quote">On 3 Jul 2011 18:36, "Rob Beard" <<a href="mailto:rob@esdelle.co.uk">rob@esdelle.co.uk</a>> wrote: > On 03/07/11 16:26, alan c wrote: >> I have just purchased a new Humax tv recorder (FOX T2), it has a USB >> port which can be used to connect to a LAN and router for tv internet >> use, with things like iplayer (bbc) etc. I am using a wifi usb dongle. >> >> I noticed that the first file system the User's Manual lists >> compatibility for, in an external hard drive is ext3, which I thought >> was nice. >> >> I continued thumbing through to the appendices, and suddenly saw lots of >> free software stuff. >> >> '...... The licences for most software are designed to take away your >> freedom to share and change it. By contrast, the GNU General Public >> Licence is intended to guarantee your freedom to .....' >> >> The hardcopy User's Manual has 105 pages and page 98 onwards is Open >> Source Software Notice - GPL softwae Linux, busybox, avinfo >> LGPL uClibc, libexif, id3lib >> FTL (<a href="http://www.freetype.org">www.freetype.org</a>) >> >> and an appendix with over 6 pages of GPL and LGPL licences shown. >> >> It took me a little while to check I was not dreaming. >> :-) > > Yep it wouldn't surprise of if it's based on Linux. In fact I gather > quite a lot of the consumer AV hardware out there runs on Linux (such as > some Bluray players and media player devices). Not so sure about the > branded stuff (Philips, LG, Sony etc) but I know some of the cheaper > devices do. > > I've also seen references to things like Freetype in games on the XBOX, > I think The Secret Of Monkey Island was one. > > Presumably they use FLOSS software in their stuff to save them having to > re-invent the wheel. > > Rob > > -- > <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk</a> > <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/</a> </div>