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RE: Playstation Lock-in
>Actually Sony offered up a Linux version of the Playsation 2, where have you been?

But they didn't suddenly open the gates to their proprietary hardware to do it. They sold a proprietary kit that includes a Linux distro and some hardware. That kit allows you to run that Linux distro on the PS2 and that's about it. In fact, I know the hard drive sold with the kit can't be used in the same manner as the other PS2 hard drive, for PS2 games and such. I'm not sure about the PS2, itself, though... does anyone know? Does the PS2 still function normally once the Linux kit has been installed?

>The games aren't opensource, ofcourse not, because people are trying to make money off of them

People are trying to sell the Linux games they make on the PS2? It would seem an awefully limited target audience as anything you write for PS2 using the Linux kit can't run on a regular PS2 (at least that was Sony's story when they started selling it.) On top of that, once a game is developed via the PS2 Linux kit, how to you distribute it?
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monopolistic M$ is at it again!  screaming silence | 11/10/03
Why don't you....  spinit | 11/10/03
another brainwashed M$ drone!  screaming silence | 11/10/03
Spin_Master wad do u think about xbox hacks?  cybershoplifter | 11/10/03
Spin_Master wad do u think about xbox hacks?  mtifo@... | 11/10/03
Huh?  vdraken | 11/10/03
Playstation Lock-in  nucrash | 11/10/03
Huh? part 2  vdraken | 11/10/03
RE: Playstation Lock-in  JakAttak | 11/10/03
RE: Spin_Master wad do u think...  JakAttak | 11/10/03
don't worry  lmaxwell | 11/10/03
Which "OS Vendor"?  Rick_K | 11/10/03
Uh-Oh!  cybershoplifter | 11/10/03
Makes sense  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 11/10/03
Makes Sense?  nucrash | 11/10/03
It's game console  voska | 11/10/03
re: Makes Sense?  JakAttak | 11/10/03
It's a game console...  John Le'Brecage | 11/10/03
I see you point but  voska | 11/10/03
cost isn't really the point.  John Le'Brecage | 11/10/03
LMFAO  Rick_K | 11/10/03
RE: It's a game console...  JakAttak | 11/10/03
Oh my god.  vdraken | 11/10/03
Sony  voska | 11/10/03
On the other hand...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 11/10/03
Wow the BS is getting deep.....  Rick_K | 11/10/03
On the other hand...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 11/10/03
nonsense  screaming silence | 11/10/03
Do you remember the time, John C?  John Le'Brecage | 11/10/03
I don't remember any of that...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 11/10/03
I didn't think you would...  John Le'Brecage | 11/10/03
Hardware with integrated virus, worms, spyware and back doors?  jellyclock | 11/10/03
Afraid?  vdraken | 11/10/03
I doubt Sony is either...  Rick_K | 11/10/03
Well, I think we all know what this is about...  BitTwiddler | 11/10/03
But Sony does sue mod chip makers  FilledOut | 11/10/03

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