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Interview: How Yellow Dog Linux transforms PS3 into a home computer

coloradoan.com — "With our operating system, the Playstation could very easily be your home CD player, DVD player, MP3 player and home computer, as well as a great game box," said Terra Soft CEO Kai Staats of the PS3, "This is not an application-limited appliance, this is a full-blown computer. There is no issue of 'can it do this or that?' It can do everything."

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  • Dihuko, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Something I noticed though was that Yellow Dog Linux was compatible with only up to 2 cores I think. Although, it will still be a major powerhouse for computing, it would be awesome if overtime they optimitized it for 9 cores.
  • ok4mi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1How exactly do you intend to go about pirating open source software?
  • nstanosheck, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1If I was reading the YDL lists correctly, it uses the main core as 1 core and the other 7-8 supplemental cores together as 1 core. So it uses all cores but differently because of Cell's architecture.
  • nstanosheck, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1On the Yellow Dog Linux end they will not.
  • Ignignokt01, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Wait, so they're not going to try and restrict piracy? I highly doubt that...

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