On 2008-10-29, Terry Porter was urged to write the following:
> On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:44:11 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> | Finally, Moore's Law and the general trend toward cheaper and faster
>> hardware | means that Linux now fits into even more places than it did
>> before. We | normally think of Linux as an operating system for servers,
>> or even for | desktop computers. But we can expect Linux to be at the
>> heart of a growing | number of appliances, from video-on-demand devices
>> to digital video recorders | (e.g., TiVo), to cellphones (e.g., Android
>> and OpenMoko). The Linux-powered | refrigerator, with a built-in
>> bar-code scanner that can tell you how long ago | you bought milk, isn't
>> far behind.
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>> http://ostatic.com/158401-blog/linux-is-truly-everywhere
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> My TV, a 32" LG HIDEF LCD runs Linux. I had no idea until I read the
> users manual and found the GPL listed at the end.
That's right. My 37" LG also runs Linux, and LG BD players are also
Linux powered. As are some of the Sony Bravia series.
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In the begining there was nothing, and it exploded.
~ Terry Pratchett
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