A project supporting development of the software, firmware and embedded Linux distribution deployed on Neuros Technology's Open Source video and audio devices. We encourage the community to take ... More
I'm a fan of many kinds of offbeat open source efforts, as discussed previously in this post. This week I came across a few eyebrow-raising open source stories worthy of another short roundup. Here, you'll find four unusual examples of open source in action.
Neuros has taken another stab at the open-source set-top box market.....
Microsoft continued to make its case this week that it is a friend to open source.....
Mozilla in hot water over use of EULA in Canonical Ubuntu Linux.....
Open source virtual classroom software released in Africa.....
Are digital living rooms the next frontier for open source? I've had my eye on some interesting developments in this area recently. Ars Technica has a good analysis of the announcements from Neuros last week at OSCON about how open source set-top boxes are headed our way. And Matt Asay has a good item up about Open Remote and Control4--both focused on open source home automation. How far can embedded Linux and other open source offerings go in the digital living room and home automation spaces?