linuxdevices.com — ...In addition to running Linux from its hard-drive, the PS3 is expected to be available with various Linux-based productivity packs that turn the game into a computing appliance for special applications such as digital video editing.
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unitarderMar 18, 2006
Hmm, if they include browser functionality, IMing, an email client and possibly voicemail, they'd probably give Linux a nice foothold into the homes of millions of unsuspecting Windows users. Maybe show them the alternative isn't as bad as it might seem and could actually be quite useful. I'm defintely getting the Revolution, and I've pretty much told myself I'll eventually get a 360, but it seems that Sony might have a chance to turn me around if they keep putting more useful perks like this.
mikesMar 18, 2006
very cool. now, lets get a webbrowser and im capiable software on their and it will be awsome.
brandizzleMar 18, 2006
I wonder if they're doing it for cost reasons, performance reasons, or because in addition to their old audience they're now expanding into a new one.
crosswickMar 18, 2006
You are emotionally tieing together the Sony Rootkit Debacle (documented at <a class="user" href="http://www.boingboing.net/2006/02/15/sony_drm_debacle_rou.html),">http://www.boingboing.net/2006/02/15/sony_drm_debacle_rou.html),</a> which was and is a stupid f**k-up by the thugs in the music biz, together with a completely different set of circumstances.This is Ken Kutaragi's party, and he's got a $400 million chip that he wants the world to PLAY with.The way I read the article at <a class="user" href="http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS5941968566.html,">http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS5941968566.html,</a> and the interview with Ken Kutaragi at <a class="user" href="http://www.eetasia.com/ARTICLES/2005JUN/C/2005JUN_INT_WK2.HTM,">http://www.eetasia.com/ARTICLES/2005JUN/C/2005JUN_INT_WK2.HTM,</a> this 'Layer 0' really is there only to prevent malicious network attacks. I feel the real problem here is not whether we'll get enough access to the juicy bits of the Cell (because it will be hacked anyway); for me it's trying not to blow my own mind on what this combination of hardware, programmability and price point might actually do to a culture.But then again, I'm Dutch :-)
lukas88Mar 19, 2006
I love how (some) diggers are so quick to blame sony for not giving them the freedom to use their devices the way they want, but still orgasm over every apple product that comes along. Apple has been doing this all along. No ability to install windows on a mac (until recently, and only through 3rd party software). Plus they don't let other companies make hardware for macs that could increase compitition and lower prices while also raising the quality. Apple might have more style then sony but they also know how to stick it to the consumer.
j_belloneMar 19, 2006
Whoa, whoa, whoa. So let me get this straight? Apple didn't attempt to stop me (and still are) from installing OS X on my home-built PC? What about the DRM/EFI chip? They didn't use that to stall XP from booting on their hardware? Yeah. Okay. Its just there because they're not a "legacy" operating system.
muikanoMar 21, 2006
Because upper management will always be alarmed by technology. Look at the early digital Walkmans. It had a replaceable battery, good screen, an intuitive interface. BUT--it couldn't be used as a drag and drop device. It could only be used on awful Sony software. AND most of all! They couldnt even play the mp3 standard! The only reasoning for this is that record execs were afraid to popularize a device that could be used for illegally copping music.Of course, they've wized up since then but they spent years and years making mp3 players that didnt even play mp3s.Corporate decisions based on what's best for the entire company to the detriment of a division isn't unheard off. In fact, it's rampant among the big conglomerates.
spinesplitterMar 29, 2006
if i saw kde as the default desktop i will slit my veins, gnome is the best, besides at this point in time gnome runs most kde apps and its a lighter interface overall.
haroldxJun 10, 2006
This could be the thing that sparks the idea of gaming with Linux. Can't wait. There's not that many good (popular) games that you can use without running under wine.