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Open-Source Information
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Community
CaptiveWorks Inc. is proud to give back to the open source community.
We have set up this Open-Source section for fellow developers and do it yourself'ers who are interested in learning and perhaps supporting their own add-ons to our CaptiveWorks Linux Media Center.
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What is Open-Source?
Open source is an approach to design, development, and distribution offering practical accessibility to a product's source (goods and knowledge). Before open source became widely adopted, developers and producers used a variety of phrases to describe the concept; the term open source gained popularity with the rise of the Internet, which provided access to diverse production models, communication paths, and interactive communities.
The open source model of operation and decision making allows concurrent input of different agendas, approaches and priorities, and differs from the more closed, centralized models of development.
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The Nuts & Bolts of the Software
The CW-LMC is based on the Gentoo Linux operating system using the following software components. Click on the links below to view the details of each of these projects.
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DVBapps-NA (scan utility)
ePDFView (pdf viewer)
Enhanced CTorrent
EvilWM (window manager)
GQview (image viewer)
Lighttpd (web server)
Linux Kernel
Mozilla (web browser)
Mplayer (multimedia player)
Samba (Windows style networking)
VDR (Video Disk Recorder)
atscepg
epgsearch
extrecmenu
femon
live
nacc
nvsettings
radioinfo
radiolist
satlist
setup
skinsoppalusikka
streamdev-server
xine
yaepg
zaphistory
zoom
VLC (multimedia player)
XBMC (multimedia player)
Xine (multimedia player)
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The Packaging System
The update mechanism of the CW-LMC requires a specific install package architecture. To provide fellow developers and do it yourself'ers who have created their own add-ons a quick and simple way of packaging we have put together a little packaging toolkit. This should help them archive their creations for ease of future installation and perhaps give them the opportunity to share with friends in the community.
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WARNING:
CaptiveWorks Receivers
are only for use with authorized CaptiveWorks Software. Unauthorized software
is unsupported. Installing and/or using unauthorized software could potentially damage
the receiver. Should any receiver be damaged as a result of unauthorized software, all
warranty will be null and void. Further, some types of unauthorized software may even
be illegal in your region.
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