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Xbox Runs Its First Legal Homebrew App

Posted by timothy on from the splashscreen-with-penguin dept.

PineGreen writes: "As Michael Steil, the Xbox Linux project leader says:'On the Xbox Linux website, you can download "linuxpreview," an application that runs on modded Xboxes and is completeley legal, because the XDK was not used for development, and it does not contain any Microsoft code.'. See the X-box logo and Tux on the same screen. More information here."

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  1. How totally useless..... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    get back to me when i can run gnome 2 on an Xbox-prolly need a ram upgrade for that.

  2. Re:Needs signing from Microsoft? by donnacha · · Score: 1, Troll

    Otherwide, anyone with a DVD-RW could make a copy from a local Blockbuster (or download an ISO off the net but blockbuster is more convinient).
    I'll never understand the American fascination with Blockbuster! How is it more convenient to drive down to Blockbuster, pay $5 or whatever it is, drive back home, copy the disc, drive back to Blockbuster to return the movie and then, at long last, drive back home? If you have a decent connection, why not just type in a name into Kazaa Lite and press enter? It's not like you can't do other things during the few hours the download takes.

    And all this driving around! If you're going to pirate movies, at least do it in an ecologically sound way.

  3. Migor does not need X-box by Migor · · Score: -1, Troll

    Migor has three video game systems. Migor has an Atari 2600, an Intellivision and Migor has Pong.

    Migor has ported Linux to all of his video games.

    Migor runs Red Hat on Pong. This was easy to install for Migor, and he used only the intellegence that is kept in the Microbrain of his seven thousanth, fourth and 20th pinky on his 5th left hand.

    Upon pong Migor did install and configure Telnet. He did not install ssh, because only a fool would dare try to hack Migor.

    Migor also did install BSDI on his George Forman grill which sits in the place of honor in the kitchen of his mighty spaceship. Migor was not pleased with the limited storage capacity of the grill, and since then uses the grill as a simple router.

    Mod Migor down and he shall pick his teeth with your brains

    --
    Migor will eat your soul
  4. Bill still goes to the bank by ToasterTester · · Score: 2, Troll

    XBox Linux and app's will help sell more X-Box's and Bill takes another bag of money to the bank. Oh I get it, eliminate Windows by helping Gates diversify.