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Linux PVRs Highlighted

Posted by timothy on from the shifting-time-and-space dept.

foolinator writes "Yahoo News is featuring an article highlighting TiVO alternatives. This includes MythTV (my favorite), Freevo, and even sites on how to start as a newbie. All of us who subscribe to the mailing lists be prepared to help out the newbies as Linux PVRs become more mainstream."

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  1. Re:TiVo uses Linux too! by Moofie · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What does the GPL software have to do with the totally proprietary hardware system they have developed?

    Want a better hardware implementation of TiVo? Take the software and port it to your toaster. Quit whining that they're not doing what YOU want them to do. DIY.

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