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Squeeze Linux into Xbox, win $200,000 | |
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| Time: 00:09 EST/05:09 GMT | News Source: CNET | Posted By: Robert Stein | ||
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A software development project aimed at getting the Linux operating system to run on Microsoft's Xbox is offering a larger incentive for would-be developers--to the tune of $200,000. The goal of the Xbox Linux Project is to find a "simple and completely legal" way of running Linux on the Xbox gaming machine, according to the project's Web site. The prize money was donated by an anonymous source, known only to the project's leaders. | ||
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| #1 By 415 (68.54.10.120) at 7/3/2002 12:35:02 AM |
| How freakin retarded, it's almost a normal PC on the inside!?! Who cares if it can run Linux... |
| #2 By 1845 (12.254.162.132) at 7/3/2002 2:09:04 AM |
| It seems that it would be more logical to have a contest like this for PocketPC devices. |
| #3 By 2332 (165.247.11.179) at 7/3/2002 2:50:39 AM |
| Wow... they're getting pretty desperate. |
| #4 By 6859 (204.71.100.215) at 7/3/2002 10:12:13 AM |
| Uh, wouldn't this be illegal under DMCA? I mean, in order to get Linux on the XBOX, you have to take it apart and reverse engineer a few things. All prohibited under US federal law. Or am I missing something? If I'm right, then there is no "legal" way to do this. |
| #5 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 7/3/2002 10:38:24 AM |
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#10 - It's not a joke. The Linux people *are* that stupid.
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| #6 By 1868 (68.9.46.160) at 7/3/2002 11:34:46 AM |
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Taking apart the X-box physically isn't agaisn't the DCMA because you own it. However, sottering anything on to the mobo is against the DCMA because your circumventing the copy protection scheme. |
| #7 By 20 (24.243.51.87) at 7/3/2002 12:11:13 PM |
| Wonder who the anonymous donor is? Larry Ellison? Scott McNealy? |
| #8 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 7/3/2002 12:23:10 PM |
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daz - I heard it's Microsoft.
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| #9 By 61 (65.32.168.97) at 7/3/2002 1:25:42 PM |
| I would say the main reason they are doing this is because MS loses, what $200/XBox sold, and then on top of that they aren't selling any games with it, so Microsoft loses quite a deal of money. |
| #10 By 5912 (62.192.124.170) at 7/4/2002 3:21:41 AM |
| #8 - what would you call a decent OS then? If a console can run Windows (or at least a Windows-kernel) then it should be able to run Linux quite well. I think it is an interesting, although somewhat useless idea. |
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