Dish Receiver Source Code

[gswetsky]

Just downloaded the complete linux code off the Dish site including the kernel source.

Of what conceivable benefit does it avail Dish to place their receiver source code in the hands of an aged hacker such as myself? I'm sure there's a reason for the source being on-line, however it puzzles me.

Perhaps they figure I can do a better job with it than they have.

Gerry

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

They are required by law to do it since it is all GPL code. It is missing all of the custom programs they have written themselves, so you can't build a 622 with it.

 

[gswetsky]

They are required by law to do it since it is all GPL code. It is missing all of the custom programs they have written themselves, so you can't build a 622 with it.

So I guess I cannot switch myself to platinum or trouble shoot the reported periodic lockups. Oh well, I'll look it over anyhow. Thanks, Scott.

Gerry

 

[StevenD]

So I guess I cannot switch myself to platinum or trouble shoot the reported periodic lockups. Oh well, I'll look it over anyhow. Thanks, Scott.

Gerry

That would be theft.

 

[gswetsky]

Sorry, forgot the smiley.

Gerry

 

[BobMurdoch]

Let the ripping of the E* programmers COMMENCE!

Only THIS time we'll have EXAMPLES to ridicule.....

Just kidding.... I haven't written any code since my old BASIC and FORTRAN days so I'll shut up now.....