Which Linux distro is running in Thomson TVs. What are the capabilties.

  • @Nibodhika
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    201 year ago

    Android TVs are also Linux TVs, in fact I have a good degree of certainty that most smart TVs are Linux, developing a whole OS from scratch is hard, much easier to use one that already exists.

      • TurboWafflz
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        1 year ago

        WebOS isn’t based on PalmOS. PalmOS was it’s own completely unique OS for PDAs and phones, WebOS was Palm’s Linux-based successor to PalmOS for the Pre. Eventually LG ended up with it and turned it into a TV and watch OS.

        • @[email protected]
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          21 year ago

          WebOS is such a sad story. It started as a pretty innovative and interesting mobile OS at a time when phone manufacturers bothered to innovate. Then it ended up being owned by the grossest software company ever, HPE, and now it’s a pathetically crappy TV operating system. What is LG even doing?

          • TurboWafflz
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            11 year ago

            Yeah if it could use modern cell networks and the like 3 apps I actually need I would switch from my modern android phone to a Pre in a heartbeat. It is by far my favorite mobile os

      • astraeus
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        41 year ago

        That article made me realize how old my TV is, and certainly made me appreciate WebOS compared to the previous OS I could have had if I had gotten my TV two years prior.

    • @SpaceNoodle
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      101 year ago

      Even webOS is Linux-based. It just doesn’t make sense to use any other kernel for such an application.