Neuros opens bounties for hackers who add features to their open set-top box

Joe sez, "Neuros has published its first round of bounties for its new Ubuntu powered set-top device, the LINK. The bounties are largely Ubuntu tweaking on the Neuros hardware, which is pretty standard x86 components. Ownership of the device isn't necessary for completing the bounties, although its a help for some of them."

1.) Netflix
$2500 to get it working, connecting directly with the Netflix service
$500 to get it working using PC software as an intermediary (ala MediaMall PlayOn but preferably something open source)
Conditions:
1.Working. Can still have plenty of rough edges and doesn't have to demonstrate all the features, but we need to be able to play movies on a LINK in our office with it.
2. Have to beat Boxee to the functionality, which is planned for early '09. Once Boxee works on Ubuntu, the problem will have already been solved.
3. Have to beat Netflix to the functionality. It has been stated that Ubuntu will be a supported operating system, and once that client comes out this bounty is null and void.
3. Documentation to replicate or a downloadable package for the LINK.

First LINK Bounties (Thanks, Joe!)

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Discussion

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#1 posted by zuzu

, December 18, 2008 12:47 PM

This got picked up a little earlier over at BoingBoing Gadgets. It was then sucked into a copyright debate.

With Cory posting this article, I think that brings us full-circle.

#2 posted by Burz , December 18, 2008 10:10 PM

Heheh!! On the surface this looks like some kind of call for vigilante enforcement of the DMCA.

You have to read the text carefully and know the history of Neuros to know the bounty on modifications isn't that mod-Xbox-goto-jail sort of thing.

:-D