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Netflix coming to Linux desktops?
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| An alpha-stage "social" media center distribution is bringing Netflix video
| downloads to Linux desktops for the first time, says an industry blog. The
| Boxee software offers a unified gateway to a variety of social and media
| networking services, says Boxee.
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS8284021470.html
Recent:
Roku's Netflix Player: a hands-on review
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| It's small and silent, sports an array of ports on the back but only one tiny
| white LED on the front, and it can help you spend hours of time in front of
| your TV -- and it runs Linux. It's the Netflix Player from embedded device
| specialist Roku, and we got our hands on it for a review of the service and
| the hardware.
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| [...]
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| Whether you are a Netflix addict or not, Roku's friendly cooperation with the
| open source community and the promise of an SDK add up to a good environment
| in which to explore video-on-demand. The Netflix Player is a good product
| now; opening it up to additional services will make it better, and working
| with the development community will make it even better still.
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http://www.linux.com/feature/142729
Recent:
Not iPhone: Roku Netflix player software goes open source
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| Remember the Roku Netflix set-top box that came out a little while ago? Well
| Roku has just released the code under the GPL, which got the MythTV community
| buzzing about getting its popular open source media center software onto the
| Roku box.
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http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/07/11/roku-netflix-player-software-goes-open-source/
Netflix Player from Roku Uses Linux Tech
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| Trolltech announced today that the new Netflix player from Roku utilizes its
| Qt for Embedded Linux. Qt for Embedded Linux was formerly known as Qtopia
| Core. The application is designed to allow manufacturers to build devices for
| one specific purpose.
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http://www.i4u.com/article18151.html
Netflix Player runs Linux
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| Movie distributor Netflix is offering a $100 set-top box aimed at enabling
| subscribers to stream movies on demand, using a broadband Internet
| connection. The player runs an embedded Linux OS and is supplied by Roku, a
| California-based company known for its Linux-based PVRs (personal video
| recorders).
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8633598605.html
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