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Open Source at TiVo

Posted by michael on from the small-price-to-pay dept.

CowboyRobot writes "ACM Queue has an article by TiVo co-founder Jim Barton, in which he explains how the company relies on open source technologies to create a closed-source product. A good lesson in how other companies can do the same. From the article: Careful management of our sources to abide by the terms of the GNU General Public License while protecting our proprietary developments is a small price to pay for this benefit."

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  1. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    There is more information on this virus at http://www.cert.org/incident_notes/IN-2003-03.html .

  2. Fuck TiVo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Nils Parker for governer!! He's HUGE http://www.nilsparker.com

  3. wrong reply. by abstrakts · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    yes.

  4. Or... by LurkerXXX · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Or you can just use OpenBSD and not worry about any licensing issues.

  5. Pls post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    scat porn feat. Michael

  6. Symantec? by HepCatA · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hasn't Symantec also been doing this with their Velociraptor products?

  7. Government Information Awareness: +1, Patriotic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    Recall the
    Moron

    Thanks and have an Ashcroft_free weekend,
    W00t

  8. YET AGAIN I HAVE TO EDUCATE THE AMERICANS.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I think I should go and leave you alone. Yeah.
    Stop this game and hang up the phone. And more.
    I should go into the night alone and get inside of the cyclone. It's like I wanted to break my bones to get over you. 'Cos if I stay I'm number two anyway.

    Chorus:

    Like a bullet you can hurt me,take me,break me.
    Like fire you can burn me,convert me.
    Like a bullet you can hurt me.

    You say there are so many things going on in your life now. It's so very hard to find time for me. And you say. Do you believe in the destiny?
    This is the way it was meant to be. I gotta leave you to make you see. I'm over you. 'Cos if I stay
    I'm number two anyway.

    Chorus
    * I can't believe it when my friends say.Take it easy, don't you worry about the rainy days. Like fire you can burn me, convert me. Like a bullet you can hurt me.

    Maybe I'm blind. Forever young. Don't get me wrong. I don't belong here. Like a fire you can burn me. Like a bullet you can hurt me.

    GET THIS SONG FROM SOME P2P SYSTEM! The name of the band is "The Rasmus" and they come from Finland. The name of this song is "Bullet".

    This band and this song is something I can not explain. I feel good when I hear these words... Hope you do too.