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Originally Posted by elinkser
Like the open-source router OS OpenWrt?
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OpenWRT isn't an OS. The OS is Linux. It's a linux Distro to implement a router and firewall. It can be run on an industrial PC or an existing router which may or may not be running Linux. If you have a CPU board with enough storage and at least two ethernet ports you can do everything it does with Debian or Fedora. See Linux based VOIP or PABX running CentOS (basically Red hat Linux / Fedora).
It's not the same thing at all as changing the OS on a DVD player. More like replacing the maker's supplied OS on a Satellite receiver, which isn't always for card piracy, but can be to add better PVR features, OTT features, MHEG5 for Interactive or support a different CAM (for legitimate PayTV card) or fix shortcomings on the GoToXY/Usals feature. Often not even replacing the linux OS but adding applications.
Interestingly BT got fed up with Windows CE on setboxes they had supplied and remotely changed them all to Linux. Back then we were buying ARM based development systems with touch screens to implement VOIP 4G PDA prototypes. Replacing stock dev board Win CE with vanilla Debian and a choice of IceWindow Manager, QT Desktop (looked like Win CE PDA) and QT Phone edition (A bit like Zune / iPhone). That was 2007 just before the iPhone came out (using same Samsung CPU as our 2nd dev system).
But the Kobo already runs Linux and already you can add suitable 3rd party applications or tools. No jail break needed.