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Multimedia Home Entertainment System for Linux

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the toys-keep-getting-cooler dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A group at the University of Saarland in Germany has been busy developing a Linux-based networked multimedia home entertainment system. The project consists of two parts: the Network-Integrated Multimedia Middleware (NMM), to provide a common framework for audio and video playback using open source software, and the Multimedia-Box, a Linux box outfitted to be a TV receiver (digital and analog), video recorder, and a CD-, DVD-, and MP3- player using the NMM. Screen shots of the inside of the Multimedia-Box and the user interface are available, as well as videos and a detailed description (PDF) of the hardware and software used throughout. Can't wait to stick one of these on my network..."

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  1. Will this kill Linux ? by Krapangor · · Score: -1, Troll
    Linux has a reputation as a rock-stable, high quality professional server system. Also the Linux admin crowd is well known to be creative, intelligent, professional and reliable. This is the main reason for Linux raising market share in the server business.
    However with more and more game applications like Quake and such mutlimedia entertaintment stuff appearing on Linux this all might change. People will regard it as a toy system of some CS students from Finland and chease to take it seriously. It don't have to mention the obvious effect and the open source community and the freedom of information at whole.

    Really I doubt that such "applications" are a good idea. I won't be surprised if Microsoft is sponsoring them with Windows pushing more and more to the server market.

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    Owner of a Mensa membership card.
    1. Re:Will this kill Linux ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Hey, dude! You're the shuxors! Fuck your dumb attitude and your snobbish profeshionalhismm! See if you can get the stick out of your ass long enuf to ram your dislike for sound cards in it! Fuck you buddy!

  2. Re:Screenshots of the inside? by Subjective · · Score: -1, Troll

    In Soviet Russia, software screenshots YOU!

    Just another step on the road to trolldom...

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    My other .sig is also this bad
  3. Re:Actual Fag Post on the Internet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I that Katz?

  4. FUCK YOU M$ SQL WORM CREATOR!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    FUCK OFF YOU WHO CREATED THAT WORM!!!!Thanks to you didn't get the chance to go out with my friends and drink beer this weekend. Thanks to you I had to be in my office the whole weekend. FUCK YOU!!!

  5. Re:ugly by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Not only that, it's made in the USA. I don't need some kraut box filling up with fecal fetish vidoes.

  6. Re:Actual Fag Post on the Internet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Maybe.

    Not suprisingly Michael is also featured on that site.

  7. HELLO, GESTAPO NAZI ! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Let's shoot everyone who doesn't agree with my opinions.

  8. Let me guess by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    This piece of shit would be command-line driven? Niggers!!!!! Multimedia...woohoo! Niggers!!!!! Another useless article on /. who would have thunk it?

  9. Re:Legality of playback by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Too true... :(
    Each time some long haired hippy zealot installs DeCSS, they're stealing from hard working artists in a manner which is just as bad, if not worse than walking into a record store and walking out with CDs under their jacket.