[mythtv-users] Another commercial MythTV box

Korey Fort k.m.fort at gmail.com
Thu Jun 30 02:29:24 UTC 2005


That's funny, good for a few seconds of laughter. So does that mean we can
take that theme they have, you know, as a derived work? :-) It's free under
the GPL, lol!

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Edward Rosinzonsky
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 8:58 PM
To: 'Discussion about mythtv'
Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] Another commercial MythTV box

Go to http://www.cacmedia.tv/mcss30.pdf and look at the 5th screenshot (PVR
& DVD-RW). 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Nick Rout
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 6:48 PM
To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Another commercial MythTV box


On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 17:59:18 -0700
Ross Campbell wrote:

> > > > The MediaREADY 5000 screenshots definitely give it away as 
> > > > MythTV.  It's actually not a bad price point
> > >
> > > Look at the "media jukebox" screenshot. Does not look like 
> > > mythmusic,
> > 
> > won't the GPL require them to tell us?
> 
> Well, you can insert a menu item into a mythtv menu to launch 
> *anything*. If that launched app does not make use of any GPL code or 
> link with any GPL libraries, then the GPL doesn't require anything.

yes, depends really on whether the hypothetical module is based on something
out of myth or simply linked into a menu.


as it now appears that the product isn't actually based on myth the whole
question is hypothetical.
--
Nick Rout





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