Sky.com Open Source Software

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 23, 2010

[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]

I turned on my TV this morning to check the news before
going to work to be greeted by a message informing me that my sky
satellite box had been updated overnight and was now using some
opensource software with a reference to this website for further
information and instructions on how to obtain the software either
by download or cd-rom.

http://www1.sky.com/opensourcesoftware/SkyHD/

Looks like even Murdoch has had to finally play ball with the
FSF, as I believe Sky have been using opensource for quite a
while.

Complete
Story

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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