Anonymous Will Award $200,000 for Xbox Linux

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Anonymous Will Award $200,000 for Xbox Linux

Posted by timothy on Monday July 1, 2002 @11:29AM from the that'll-keep-you-in-cereal dept.

An anonymous reader writes: "The X-box Linux Project at Sourceforge reports today that an anonymous donor will award nearly a quarter of a million dollars to the individuals responsible for the completion of a two-phased effort to run Linux on the Xbox. One can't help but wonder if this will help or hurt the community. On one hand, it is likely to generate additional interest in the project, on the other, some people may be less inclinded to share their discoveries with money on the line. Then again, getting both Money and Glory sounds pretty good."

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You know what they say about a fool and his money. by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-01 11:30 · Score: -1, Offtopic

n/t.
will they award by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-01 11:31 · Score: -1, Offtopic

$2000 for first post?
FP by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-01 11:32 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Seems this is worth my time and development. I could use an extra $200,000. Oh, btw, first post.
weird way of saying $200,00 by martyn+s · 2002-07-01 11:33 · Score: 1, Offtopic

That's a really weird way of saying $200,000: "nearly a quarter of a million dollar"
1. Re:weird way of saying $200,00 by CmdrTaco+(troll) · 2002-07-01 11:50 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  ayeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, don't mod me up, i'm a troll. it's like throwing holy water on ?the living dead (or whatever doesn't like that sort of thing.)
  
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  I hope high gas prices are depriving your children, you fucking dumbass.
2. Re:weird way of saying $200,00 by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-01 11:52 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  True, but how about a seventeenth of 3.4 million dollars?
3. Re:weird way of saying $200,00 by CmdrTaco+(troll) · 2002-07-01 11:53 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  DAMNIT, now I am posting at 0 instead of -1. you are KILLING ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
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  I hope high gas prices are depriving your children, you fucking dumbass.
4. Re:weird way of saying $200,00 by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-02 03:03 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Learn to read, jackass.
i love cheese by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-01 11:35 · Score: -1, Offtopic

i mean cmon, who doesnt

love cheese?
It's me. by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-01 11:35 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I was the one who first made the announcement!!!!
One word by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-01 11:36 · Score: -1, Offtopic

One Word: Taco
Re:Oh for crying out loud. by kz45 · 2002-07-01 18:31 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I certainly can SELL GPL'd software/code - I can even sell it to you for ten bajillion million dollars. I just have to provide you with the source code and I cannot limit your right to modify and distribute the software/code.

so why the hell would I buy it then?

heh.
Re:Its Steve Jobs! by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-01 23:16 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Haha, that's the first "funny" post in this story that i actually found really funny.
Re:Billg by Anonymous Coward · 2002-07-02 03:11 · Score: -1, Offtopic

You must be a devil with the ladies. Dork.