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'''Kiss Technology''' is an [[entertainment technology]] company based in [[Denmark]]. It was acquired by [[Cisco Systems]] on July 22, 2005.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://articles.latimes.com/2005/jul/23/business/fi-rup23.7 | title = Cisco Agrees to Buy Video Recorder Maker | quote = Cisco Systems Inc. of San Jose agreed to buy Kiss Technology for $61 million, setting up a battle with TiVo Inc. in the market for digital video recorders. | date = July 23, 2005 | work = Los Angeles Times}}</ref> |
'''Kiss Technology''' is an [[entertainment technology]] company based in [[Denmark]]. It was acquired by [[Cisco Systems]] on July 22, 2005.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://articles.latimes.com/2005/jul/23/business/fi-rup23.7 | title = Cisco Agrees to Buy Video Recorder Maker | quote = Cisco Systems Inc. of San Jose agreed to buy Kiss Technology for $61 million, setting up a battle with TiVo Inc. in the market for digital video recorders. | date = July 23, 2005 | work = Los Angeles Times}}</ref> |
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In January 2004 the [[open-source]] [[MPlayer]] project accused the then Danish DVD player manufacturer, Kiss Technology, of marketing DVD players with [[firmware]] that included parts of MPlayer's [[GNU General Public License|GPL License]]d code. The implication was that Kiss was violating the GPL License, since Kiss did not release its firmware under the GPL license. The response from the managing director of Kiss, Peter Wilmar Christensen, offered as explanation of the similarities that the MPlayer team had in fact used code stolen from Kiss's firmware, while the release timeline of MPlayer and Kiss firmware does not support such a statement.<ref>{{cite web|title=MPLAYERHQ:HU _ THE MOVIE PLAYER FOR LINUX (via the Wayback Machine)|date=2004-01-10|url=http://www6.mplayerhq.hu/design6/news.html |accessdate=2008-11-14 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20040409075342/http://www6.mplayerhq.hu/design6/news.html |archivedate = 2004-04-09}}</ref> |
In January 2004 the [[open-source]] [[MPlayer]] project accused the then Danish DVD player manufacturer, Kiss Technology, of marketing DVD players with [[firmware]] that included parts of MPlayer's [[GNU General Public License|GPL License]]d code. The implication was that Kiss was violating the GPL License, since Kiss did not release its firmware under the GPL license. The response from the managing director of Kiss, Peter Wilmar Christensen, offered as explanation of the similarities that the MPlayer team had in fact used code stolen from Kiss's firmware, while the release timeline of MPlayer and Kiss firmware does not support such a statement.<ref>{{cite web|title=MPLAYERHQ:HU _ THE MOVIE PLAYER FOR LINUX (via the Wayback Machine)|date=2004-01-10|url=http://www6.mplayerhq.hu/design6/news.html |accessdate=2008-11-14 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20040409075342/http://www6.mplayerhq.hu/design6/news.html |archivedate = 2004-04-09}}</ref> After that, everyone just stopped caring. |
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Revision as of 00:12, 3 April 2015
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer networking |
| Founded | United States |
| Headquarters | United States |
| Parent | Cisco Systems |
Kiss Technology is an entertainment technology company based in Denmark. It was acquired by Cisco Systems on July 22, 2005.[1]
In January 2004 the open-source MPlayer project accused the then Danish DVD player manufacturer, Kiss Technology, of marketing DVD players with firmware that included parts of MPlayer's GPL Licensed code. The implication was that Kiss was violating the GPL License, since Kiss did not release its firmware under the GPL license. The response from the managing director of Kiss, Peter Wilmar Christensen, offered as explanation of the similarities that the MPlayer team had in fact used code stolen from Kiss's firmware, while the release timeline of MPlayer and Kiss firmware does not support such a statement.[2] After that, everyone just stopped caring.
Notes
- ^ "Cisco Agrees to Buy Video Recorder Maker". Los Angeles Times. July 23, 2005.
Cisco Systems Inc. of San Jose agreed to buy Kiss Technology for $61 million, setting up a battle with TiVo Inc. in the market for digital video recorders.
- ^ "MPLAYERHQ:HU _ THE MOVIE PLAYER FOR LINUX (via the Wayback Machine)". 2004-01-10. Archived from the original on 2004-04-09. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
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