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| Andy Clayton 2002-12-19, 11:25 am |
| Matsushita, Sony to collaborate on Linux development for digital devices
Press release; Jane Wang, DigiTimes.com [Thursday 19 December 2002]
Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic) and Sony on December 18 announced
an agreement to jointly develop a Linux platform for digital home electronic
devices.
The collaboration will target audio-visual products to provide shorter
start-up times and improved response, said the companies in a joint
statement. The source code will be made to available to the public for free.
The two companies are considering the establishment of a forum group based on
the results of this co-development, with other electronics companies
supporting this idea including Hitachi, IBM, NEC Electronics, Royal Philips
Electronics, Samsung Electronics, and Sharp.
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| Xanadu 2002-12-19, 1:25 pm |
| On Thu, 19 Dec 2002 16:55:17 +0000, Andy Clayton wrote:
> Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic) and Sony on December 18 announced
> an agreement to jointly develop a Linux platform for digital home electronic
> devices.
>
Is this anything like the already existing Linux "distro" (if you will)
for the PS2 that Sony already released the better part of a year ago?
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| SINNER 2002-12-19, 2:25 pm |
| "Xanadu" <Xanadu@inorbit.com> wrote in
news an.2002.12.19.18.53.24.276834@inorbit.com:
> On Thu, 19 Dec 2002 16:55:17 +0000, Andy Clayton wrote:
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>> Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic) and Sony on December 18
>> announced an agreement to jointly develop a Linux platform for
>> digital home electronic devices.
>>
>
> Is this anything like the already existing Linux "distro" (if you
> will) for the PS2 that Sony already released the better part of a year
> ago?
>
No, that was simply a distro to run linux on the PS2. The above is more
like a convergance device that will combine many facets of your
entertainment center in one box for simplified control, like a super
enhanced TIVO (Which is run on Linux also)
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