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Digeo To Ship Full-Featured Linux-based PVR

Posted by Hemos on from the battling-with-tivo dept.

Gentu writes "Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, has embraced Linux in his latest product offering, Moxi. Moxi is a PVR system from Digeo with some additional cool features, like wireless ethernet support, internet/router/firewall/gateway capabilities, DVD playback and more media functionality in general. OSNews has the article, screenshots and more information. "

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  1. Anyone else find this a little suspicious? by Raul654 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I am going to venture a wild guess and say that the licensing costs to run windows on this thing would be the #1 reason why Mr. Allen is using linux...

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  2. Re:PVR's? by Emugamer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just adding "Linux" to the title doesn't make it newsworthy

    Umm... Yes it does

  3. Dear Valued Customer, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Another useful feature of Moxi is that the ROM and operating system can be completely upgraded on the fly from the cable operator via the included modem. This way any bugs or other problems on the customer's device can easily be fixed."

    All those neat features you thought were too good to be true, that led you to buy the box? They were bugs. We fixed 'em. No need to thank us.

    Lovingly yours forever,
    The cable company.

  4. Re:Router? by BrK · · Score: 5, Funny

    How else will it reliably relay packets to/from the toaster?

    Duh!

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  5. Come on.. by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    This is only /.-style "news" because Paul Allen is involved., there are other Linux-based PVRs out there.
    If Bill Gates created a Linux-based vibrating buttplug, it'd be front page news on /. for 2 weeks.

    (personally I'd use OpenBSD for that, less chance of a backdoor assault.)
    :P

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  6. Re:Router? by xchino · · Score: 5, Funny

    Great, so now I'll have to patch my appliances to keep script kiddies from exploiting my toast?

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  7. Here we go again by unsinged+int · · Score: 5, Funny

    Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, has embraced Linux in his latest product offering, Moxi. Moxi is a PVR system from Digeo with some additional cool features

    Uh oh....embrace and extend anyone?

  8. Gates and Allen meet in the Executive Washroom by paiute · · Score: 5, Funny

    Paul: Bill, how's it hanging?
    Bill: What's up?
    Paul: I brought you my latest toy, man. It's a PVR and stuff.
    Bill: Cool. What's it running, CE? XP?
    Paul: Linux.
    Bill: Linux? Linux? You frigging idiot, we're trying to crush Linux!
    Paul: Since when?
    Bill: I sent you an email, you retard.
    Paul: Yeah? You'd better read your own freaking manual, bigshot genius, because you didn't copy me on that.
    Bill: Crap. Oh, well. That's what I pay all those goddamn lawyers for. Look, I'll buy you out and go Chapter 6 or whatever it is these days.
    Paul: But...but I don't want you to buy me out. This is my baby. Why don't you go think up something novel on your own? Oh, wait - you can't, can you, Mr. Innovation?
    Bill: Piss up a stick, Allen. I want that Linux hellspawn dead asap.
    Paul: Well, you can...what's that rumble?
    Bill: Sounds like the plumbing.
    Paul: Wait - don't tell me you turned the hoppers into smart devices.
    Bill: Yep. Booted them up today, and they haven't been hacked yet.
    Paul: What time this morning?
    Bill: About ten minutes ago-
    (Sounds of exploding geysers, shrill screams, porcelain shattering.)

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