Anonymous Will Award $200,000 for Xbox Linux

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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Re:marketing lesson

[Laplace]

Yeah, last time I looked under the couch cushions I found about $50 grand.

What I really wanted was a peanut. But then I remembered that $50 grand could buy lots of peanuts. (thanks to H. Simpson)

I can see the Mastercard commercial now....

[X]

1. Website development $20,000
2. Promotional costs $100,000
3. Hack to get Linux on Xbox $200,000
4. Hosting WeHaveTheWayIn on Microsoft hardware while simultaneously costing Microsoft money.. priceless