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Future shock?
I finally got round to replacing my aging CRT TV today with a flat-screen. Relatively cheap, practically entry level, a 26" tiddler compared to some of the giant beasts they had in store.
It has an ethernet socket on the back. The paperwork includes a copy of the GPL, and a URL I can download kernel (and other) source from.
When I powered on it asked me if I wanted to enable automatic firmware updates. It has Opera on-board and will apparently play YouTube and other net-based video streams - not to mention Sony's own content offering, but I'm not sure I dare plug it into my home LAN in case it tries to DRM anything it can get its hands on!
I suppose I ought not to be surprised, but from the fact that I'm writing this you may infer that I am. Where's my walking stick, and will those darn kids get off my lawn, please?
It has an ethernet socket on the back. The paperwork includes a copy of the GPL, and a URL I can download kernel (and other) source from.
When I powered on it asked me if I wanted to enable automatic firmware updates. It has Opera on-board and will apparently play YouTube and other net-based video streams - not to mention Sony's own content offering, but I'm not sure I dare plug it into my home LAN in case it tries to DRM anything it can get its hands on!
I suppose I ought not to be surprised, but from the fact that I'm writing this you may infer that I am. Where's my walking stick, and will those darn kids get off my lawn, please?
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