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beercz
June 25th, 2009, 10:51 AM
I recently got a new widescreen plasma TV with Freeview Digital TV built in. Whilst going through the menu system I found the software licence option.

The licence says that that "this product utilizes the following so call 'open source' software".

The software is licensed under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE and the GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE.

Licence also refers to the following website:

http://www.am-linux.jp/dl/EUIDTV7 (the link appears dead btw)

One example of embedded linux.

Divider
June 25th, 2009, 10:54 AM
404 not found.

starcannon
June 25th, 2009, 11:09 AM
The index page is up and running; ugly, but working.
http://www.am-linux.jp/

beercz
June 25th, 2009, 11:25 AM
The index page is up and running; ugly, but working.
http://www.am-linux.jp/
I noticed that!

Still, my TV runs on linux!

ndefontenay
June 25th, 2009, 11:37 AM
try removing the bit after http://www.am-linux.jp/ and try again.

and it seems your TV is a panasonic. They make the code for embedded chips available.
It's ugly but at least there's the resources.