In the latest step towards running Linux on Microsoft's gaming console, programmers
have managed to get the operating system core running - though it doesn't do much
yet. The Xbox Linux
Project, a volunteer effort aimed at running the Linux operating system on Microsoft's
Xbox gaming console, said it has succeeded in booting the Linux kernel -- a small
but important step forward. The Xbox, unlike Sony's PlayStation2, does not have
its own official version of Linux, and is unlikely to get one, given Microsoft's
competitive relationship with the open-source operating system. Xbox Linux, led
by Michael Steil of Germany, is aimed at developing a legal way to turn the console
into a full-featured Linux workstation.
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