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1 • Linux Based Appliances (by Roy on 2020-04-20 02:14:50 GMT from United States)
I have 2 Roku s and one VIZIO Co Star. Or at-least they open source. And then there is the VIZIO DVD player with Blu-ray capability.
2 • Batocera (by ksm on 2020-04-20 03:18:11 GMT from France)
You can try Batocera too, a good fork of Recalbox.
It includes a number of new features compared to its parent.
A beta version for Raspberry Pi 4 is also available.
3 • There is many unknow appliance (by GruntZ on 2020-04-20 03:50:57 GMT from France)
I have two ARM based NAS, the Internet access provider box (fiber modem) and the associated Android mediacenter (an the one included in the SmartTV).
And I do not count all the family smartphone, event if they are also "Linux based".
Sure, ther is many "shadow" Linux appliance in every home :)
4 • Linux Appliances (by speedytux on 2020-04-20 06:20:10 GMT from Italy)
I have a Synology NAS. His DiskStation software is running on a Debian system. Of course, their software is not open-source. But it is possible to work on it with a Debian chroot.
5 • ODROID-C1 (by Luca on 2020-04-20 06:26:51 GMT from Italy)
I don't know if it can be considered an appliance, but I use an ODROID-C1 as a home server, in charge of backup (of my home PC's and remote VPS), NAS, print server.
6 • Hidden Linux Appliances (by NoName on 2020-04-20 06:28:12 GMT from Germany)
I am not sure how many Linux Appliances I have or use daily since some Linux Appliances are hidden very well for example your Car. My Toyota Hybrid, uses a custom linux os for radio/media center.
Greeting from Germany
7 • Linux appliances (by OstroL on 2020-04-20 07:50:21 GMT from Poland)
I am sure I have a Linux based appliance in the TVs, in some kitchen appliances and in the car. Linux seems to be very good at doing a dedicated job. But, Linux distros doesn't appear to be catching up with the ever growing amount of laptops and their special abilities.
8 • Linux appliances (by c0d3 on 2020-04-20 09:21:29 GMT from Serbia)
I have 3 RPi, used as smart TV, Video Survelliance and DNS sinkhole.
Netgate router with pFSense, and small server turned into NAS with FreeNAS and Linux servers VMs.
All my laptops running Linux. Other smart TV and some of the kitchen appliances are Linux based.
9 • Linux Appliances (by Adrian Stone on 2020-04-20 13:30:27 GMT from United Kingdom)
I have a Raspberry Pi (original Model B) which runs CUPS Print Server, DuckDNS Dynamic DNS updates and PiHole ad blocker. I also have a Raspberry Pi Zero which runs an away-on webcam.
10 • Linux Appliances (by Semiarticulae on 2020-04-20 13:33:50 GMT from United States)
Single board computers are great for many purpose-built appliances. I have an RPi3 running something similar to Recalbox. I have another managing my 3D prints. I also have a NAS solution, a couple of wifi-to-ethernet bridges, a surveillance camera, a Steam box, etc... Linux has forever changed the face of home networking, and SBC's have pushed that even further along.
11 • Linux appliances (by F on 2020-04-20 13:37:06 GMT from Canada)
I voted "I have a Linux based appliance", though not officially. I have an old HP laptop, and some really good speakers from an even older HP desktop PC, that I turned into a stereo system to play music. It runs the Audacious player on Mint/Cinnamon. I've had a few stereo systems over the years but this thrown-together hack is the best, ever. I have all my music stored on the laptop (many hours worth) and can run The Thing (that's it's name) all day on 'Random Select' without any repeats. Plus, with the CD/DVD drive, I can play those, too.
Not sure if, and how many, 'hidden' appliances I have that run Linux.
12 • Linux-based appliances (by Tim on 2020-04-20 13:53:02 GMT from United States)
Based on the paragraph accompanying the poll, I voted that I do not have any Linux-based appliances.
However, I would consider my Netgear 802.11ac router that has been flashed to dd-wrt to be a Linux-based appliance.
13 • Trademarks (by Christian on 2020-04-20 13:53:18 GMT from Canada)
Congratulations on covering this topic. It's importance is often taken for granted.
A trademark (in a very general concept) is anything that can be used to identify a business, a product or a service. It can be only the text (a word or a combination of letters and words), only an abstract image (a combination of shapes and colors - ex. the Debian spiral) or both (the most usual, a "logo" with some text - the Debian logo "Debian").
The right to use a trademark exclusively depends on several factors (such as field of use, reach, conflicts with other trademarks, if it's too common (for example, you can't register the word Pizza but you may try to register "MySuperIncredibleMadeWithFOSSAndLove Pizza").
If you are going to use anything that identifies another project (and I am not talking about the code here) you should ask for express permission first. You can look for banners provided by the project itself (as using trademarks like this helps to keep consistency) or make sure the logo is publicly available (ex.: https://github.com/nashamri/spacemacs-logo).
In addition, you should plan ahead and make it clear how others can reference and use your trademark with they are going to use your project too (besides how you are going to license your code).
14 • @13 Trademarks (by OstroL on 2020-04-20 14:13:24 GMT from Poland)
A trademark has a value, if it is used to bring profit to a business, I believe. If someone else create/remix something, such as distro, but gives it away free leaving the original trademark, I suppose, that person is not doing anything wrong, doesn't break someone's trademark rights, especially in the case of a remixed distro, still with the trademarked names/logos. By leaving those trademarks/logos/names, the person is actually giving additional advertisement for that trademarked distro.
Usually, Linux distros are given out free, so a remixed one also given out free, even with the "original" names/logos intact doesn't break any law. Actually, more more gain for the original distro. What do you think?
15 • linux appliances? (by bobtron on 2020-04-20 14:30:35 GMT from United States)
I answered "i don't know" because nothing i use is very "smart"...to run a "microcumputer" such as a RaspPI i think it would take a few seconds to boot even headless {to establish network link if that used}...on the other hand a "microcontroller" {think Arduino or other such micro with PGA/FPGA custom and proprietary stuff} would do the job.
16 • @14 Trademarks (by Christian on 2020-04-20 17:08:32 GMT from Canada)
You can't use any trademark without consent. Even if it's for a free project and if it comes from a free project. Unless the trademark rights are waived (such as the case of the spacemacs logo), you can't use the trademark.
Check the Ubuntu page referenced in the article. See how every other trademark that aren't owned by Canonical have a mention to their owners.
The problem is that any use may lead someone to believe that the projects are somehow officially connected.
You don't see Firefox based browses using the firefox logo. Neither any other chrome based browser.
17 • "LINUX" Trademark (by Kairuku on 2020-04-20 18:03:24 GMT from United States)
Of course you are correct that the question asked by "Looking-to-share" appeared to assume that there is a single Linux OS trademark that covers the universe of Linux distros, while in fact each distro can, and almost always does, have its own trademarks (name, logo, logo with name, etc. etc.)
I'd like to clarify, however, that a trademark for the word "LINUX" for "computer operating system software to facilitate computer use and operation" was registered by someone named Linus Torvalds. According to the USPTO trademark database, it was registered on September 5, 1995, and the registration is still in effect.
18 • Poll (by Ted on 2020-04-20 18:59:08 GMT from United States)
Unsure of the exact number but I have at least one Linux-based appliance. My Linux-based appliance is my NAT router running third party firmware (DD-WRT, Open-WRT, Tomato, ETC..).
19 • BSD for a long time (by Bob Eager on 2020-04-20 19:53:42 GMT from United Kingdom)
I've been using BSD since 1977.
Currently have 8 permanently running FreeBSD machines in the house. Plus some Raspberry Pis I am working on.
Linux based TV, Linux based chip programmer, oscilloscope etc.
But I like BSD!
20 • Poll of voting on linux appliances (by Clarence Perry on 2020-04-21 01:53:38 GMT from United States)
I voted no. Then started reading the comments here and decided I was thinking wrong. An appliance doesn't have to be a mixer or toaster.
2 android phones
2 printers
2 raspberry pi
1 NAS
unknown quantities in den running entertainment.
all well hidden and like the old saying "Out of sight, out of mind."
21 • Linux Appliances (by TuxRaider on 2020-04-21 03:53:57 GMT from United States)
i have two Linksys Routers that use Linux firmware, a wrt54GL and a wrt1900ACS
22 • Linux appliances (by cykodrone on 2020-04-21 04:30:28 GMT from Romania)
I swear my TV's internal flashed OS (menu system and media playing) is Linux based, the way it acts, the icons, its capabilities, etc. I can't prove it but, a Linux nerd knows. ;D
23 • Linux Appliances (by tuxie on 2020-04-21 07:04:22 GMT from Canada)
Linux (considering Android as a Linux baby as well) is only the OS which blends well with appliances of any sort.
24 • Linux appliances (by Jim on 2020-04-21 10:57:54 GMT from United States)
I didn't consider the my cell phone or computer. As far as I know I have no Linux appliances. My vehicles are older. I know I have no smart appliances, and as long as they sell stupid appliances, it will remain that way.
25 • Linux Appliances (by coffee lover on 2020-04-21 14:58:28 GMT from Canada)
There are so many Linux based appliances all around us and you don't even notice them.... The other day I saw the coffee machine at the office booting Linux... a coffee machine! hahaha!
26 • @ #24 Linux Appliances (by tuxie on 2020-04-21 23:08:27 GMT from Canada)
@ #24
"I know I have no smart appliances, and as long as they sell stupid appliances, it will remain that way. "
By the way I liked your choice to refrain from smart-devices.
Ideally only ONE Linux appliance is just more than ever enough where in latest GNU/Linux kernel is getting patched from variety of sources, tons of networking drivers and bunch of protocols are stuffed-in. More devices may cause excessive inter-communication, noise and nuisance. At lease at home one would definitely prefer calm-n-peace.
27 • Linux appliances (by Simon Plaistowe on 2020-04-22 09:35:23 GMT from New Zealand)
I have 3 machines running LibreELEC and one running IPFire (my internet gateway). I guess the ONT and WLAN AP also run Linux but have no way to know for sure. My multimedia is served from an old netbook with a deceased keyboard and no battery, which sits in the corner of my office with it's lid closed and runs 24/7. It has 1GB RAM and runs Linux Mint XFCE on it's 16GB SSD. The data is on the 2 connected USB-HDDs and is served via NFS to my laptops and the LibreELEC appliances. There are a couple of old boxes in my workshop which at times run various server appliances for development & testing purposes.
28 • @22 TVs running Linux (by Elcaset on 2020-04-22 15:01:10 GMT from Canada)
Your TV probably is running Linux. LG TVs made since 2014 run Linux (webOS). It sounds like some other TV brands also run Linux. I installed OpenWrt & Tomato on my Linksys & Netgear Linux routers. Roku streaming devices run Linux & I use one of those. Soon I will be running Recalbox on my Raspberry Pi 1.
29 • Windows 10, Ubuntu MATE 20.04 and Viacom (by Linux Based Appliances on 2020-04-22 16:29:28 GMT from United States)
So I was getting flustered over dealing with my Software Defined Radios and installed Windows 10 on a separate drive. Since my Internet connection is through satellite Viacom also known as Exede I thought I would try their browser which I learned works on Linux and Windows. Viacom uses Chromium who knew? Viacom said that I am like a beta tester so cool working off Windows 10. Of course who knows when the updater on Windows will ever be done. I am glad I did the upgrade to the Grub2 because putting the two operating systems on separate drives with EFI brought up my choices in Linux. Thank you Linux. Some day when Windows finishes updating I may work with my software drivers.
30 • Linux appliances (by openwrt on 2020-04-23 11:11:28 GMT from Finland)
My Huawei 4G usb stick, OpenWrt router and Android phone run Linux. I have also an Android tvbox that can boot from sdcard to a Linux distribution.
31 • @19 @20 (by RoestVrijStaal on 2020-04-23 13:14:26 GMT from Netherlands)
I suspect the poll was narrowed down to Linux on purpose, because including other FOSS OSes like the BSD-family would effect the results: MacOS, iOS, PS3 and PS4 are based on FreeBSD.
32 • Lots of Linux 'Smart TVs' - Wish They Were Better (by M.Z. on 2020-04-23 23:22:12 GMT from United States)
I have a Linux based Roku 'Smart TV' in the house, though I personally don't use it the intended way because of the creepy privacy policy I heard about coming from Roku. I'll pipe my stuff through a standard Linux Distro to run Hulu/Netflix on Firefox & cut out as many creepy middle men as possible, thank you. It's one HDMI connection away after all. I think a heck of a lot of so called 'Smart TVs' run some flavor of Linux based OS like Roku, which I would like a lot more if I thought they had decent privacy policies & were smart to use from a privacy perspective. Of course with higher tech appliances with Linux or any other OS inside there becomes questions of vendor support cycle & updates if the thing is web facing, at which point I generally start preferring a simpler solution that lasts longer & has no security or privacy issues.
I love Linux & would just assume use it everywhere if I trusted the vendors to make their appliances shipping with it as robust, privacy respecting, & long lasting as any other appliance. Too bad I don't feel like any of them are there on doing it right, though if anyone knows of I good deep dive on the topic I'm happy to reconsider.
33 • Recalbox (by difficalt prublem on 2020-04-24 22:22:59 GMT from Germany)
when it comes to multimedia i can say linux has more codecs support than windows - for instance, i can't play an hevc video on windows default player (let alone window media player) but why if i visit streaming sites on a linux box they say my os isnt supported?
but gaming is a different beast. the only reason i still boot to windows is to play games. tried once to install rome total war in wine but it was a train wreck and tremenjisly terribal experience :(
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