| 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. |