Bronze Member Username: Jerry711Throop, Pa. U.s. Post Number: 30 Registered: Aug-06 | or anyone know? |
Gold Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 4488 Registered: Jan-06 | Is this why U ask? "Now opensource is up (giving full credit to Viewsat) and we will see someone porting the solution from linux to windows, and FTA units will magically start coming back up." Linux is a free Unix-type operating system for computers originally created by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers around the world. |
Bronze Member Username: Jerry711Throop, Pa. U.s. Post Number: 31 Registered: Aug-06 | thank you,yes, do you think it is bs. |
Gold Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 4490 Registered: Jan-06 | Not at all!...Linux is used often now, especially with business etc..Windows we all use now at home, few use linux at home.. |
Bronze Member Username: Gord_42Sudbury , Ontario CANADA Post Number: 12 Registered: Jun-06 | it means you can whatch tv on your computer |
Bronze Member Username: Gord_42Sudbury , Ontario CANADA Post Number: 13 Registered: Jun-06 | and it works!!!!!! |
Bronze Member Username: Jerry711Throop, Pa. U.s. Post Number: 32 Registered: Aug-06 | i got a couple fta recievers viewsat,dreambox,fortecoolsat,one running wide open.read at another site that most of FTAs will have a bin this week due to linux and unencrypted viewsat bin .SO WHAT I AM ASKING IS DO U THINK THIS IS TRUE?? THANKS, SORRY TO BOther u again. |
Gold Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 4497 Registered: Jan-06 | YES..yesterday I said NO, not 1 week, will be longer...today, after more reading etc, 1 week seems to be the consensus everywhere....the Viewsat fix is public and the open source revealed for all others to learn from, copy and disasemble..and assemble their own bins now...Viewsat basically shared their secrets and work for all to use..they could have recoded their bins much more difficult to hide their secrets.. |
Bronze Member Username: Jerry711Throop, Pa. U.s. Post Number: 33 Registered: Aug-06 | i think they where in a hurry to release first.Well gotta go make dinner,thanks 4 info very helpful. |
Silver Member Username: BhundPost Number: 103 Registered: Mar-06 | so lk your saying the viewsat bin can easily be converted to a pansat or any other fta reciever? |
Silver Member Username: VinidominePost Number: 199 Registered: May-06 | Linux is an OS. Whats the next question... whats an OS? LOL |
Silver Member Username: Donnie1973Tennessee Post Number: 412 Registered: May-06 | operating system...lol. many telephone systems use linux. Yes, the bin can be used easily by others now. from what ive read. everything is there for them now.. just gotta go get it and convert to their box. I think thats right anyway. what ive gotten out of it all |
Bronze Member Username: Big_fat_jPOTTSVILLE, STONEYTOWN GREEN-LAND Post Number: 52 Registered: Aug-06 | Gave myself a headache reading about linux. http://www.linux.org/info/index.html |
Bronze Member Username: LebrimalPost Number: 81 Registered: Jun-06 | Linux is the best, is the Bill Gate nightmare.IT the way we should go . OPEN SOURCE |
Bronze Member Username: Big_fat_jPOTTSVILLE, STONEYTOWN GREEN-LAND Post Number: 54 Registered: Aug-06 | Read a lot of how its the answer to the MS monopoly. Only problem is most ppl are to lazy to even attempt to switch or have the slighest idea of how to install windows even. Gonna get out my old 10 gig hard drive and give it shot.Just read how DVB is up on systems running linux.Gonna need a lot of and smokes aspirn. |
Bronze Member Username: Big_fat_jPOTTSVILLE, STONEYTOWN GREEN-LAND Post Number: 55 Registered: Aug-06 | Smokes and aspirin.What i ment to say .No i dont smoke aspirin. |
Bronze Member Username: 99centrobotChicago, Illinois Post Number: 54 Registered: Jun-05 | I used SuSE Linux for a while a few years ago, i liked it but the learning curve was a tough hurdle to jump especially for a newbie. But with practice and patience it got easier to use and became much more fun to use than Windows. I dropped it during the XP rush but may go back to it again on it's own computer,just to see how much it has advanced. One advantage over the Windows platform is that the basic Linux package includes many more added goodies than Microsoft would ever include in their os. Don't get me wrong I still use Windows, and am looking forward to Vista but for a fun alternative..Linux is worth a try. And the best part is..you can download it for free! Gotta love that! SuSE~~~ http://www.novell.com/linux/ |
Bronze Member Username: S_dotPhiladelphia, PA United States Post Number: 35 Registered: Jul-06 | yea the best way to learn linux for a newbie is to run it on your windows machine in a virtual enviorment. the best way to do this(atleast for me) is to use parallels (found at parallels.com). its $50 for a windows version but im pretty sure you can try it free for a month. like the user above me stated you can download linux for free, im most familiar with xandros linux, found at xandros.com. |
Silver Member Username: HardrockstrikerPost Number: 577 Registered: Apr-06 | Linux. MacOS. Windoze. They're just an opsys. A program still has to run in the specific OS, and that program has to emulate a ROM102 card and DN receiver code. I'm a Linux guy myself (Ubuntu) but I don't think it'll make a difference under which OS you run your emulator. |
Bronze Member Username: Ds_edmPost Number: 14 Registered: May-06 | why asking about linux here |
Bronze Member Username: Ds_edmPost Number: 15 Registered: May-06 | is Vs bin open source |
Silver Member Username: HardrockstrikerPost Number: 579 Registered: Apr-06 | No, VS bin is reverse engineered (or maybe VS felt philanthropic and posted the code - I don't know?). Open source is software/technology that has the pre-compiled programming code (language) posted for everyone to analyze, contribute, find flaws, etc... |