VLC Hits the Device Market

JoeBorn writes "VideoLAN has long been known as a mature open source project for video playback and transcoding on the PC. Now, Neuros and Texas Instruments have sponsored a port of VLC to their next generation open set-top box. The idea is to allow developers to easily create interesting plug-ins for recording and transcoding applications for the set-top box which will automate functions previously requiring a PC, like formating recordings for a portable player or streaming to another device on the LAN or the Internet, etc."

Comments

Like Tivo Hijacked Linux?

[mpapet]

I have a funny feeling there will be nothing open about their implementations.

Maybe it's the way Tivo hijacked the Linx kernel?

Maybe it's the media conglomerates ceaseless efforts to charge for every-single-viewing opportunity and location combination.

Maybe it's the media conglomerates long history of discouraging private use at all costs.

Or maybe it's the media conglomerates long history of discouraging the right of resale at all costs.

It's important to note anyway you look at it it's a win for open source projects. The re-use isn't very palatable, but hey some good with some bad.