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Linux Xbox Project Seeks Microsoft Signature

Posted by chrisd on from the when-pigs-fly dept.

silvaran writes "We've had several Microsoft posts, and here's another, from CNet News. The team behind the XBox port of Linux is seeking a digital signature from Microsoft to approve the XBox Linux project. This would allow it to run on an unmodified XBox. According to the article, "Microsoft will be eligible to apply for an award under this scheme if they approve Xbox Linux as a normal Xbox program."

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  1. Wow! They'd get $100,000! by burgburgburg · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft spends more than that every day on sweat pads for Ballmer. I'm not holding my breath.

    1. Re:Wow! They'd get $100,000! by ryants · · Score: 5, Funny
      sweat pads for Ballmer. I'm not holding my breath.
      Well, I am, and I'm over 500 km away from Redmond, WA.
      --

      Ryan T. Sammartino
      "Ancora imparo"

  2. "Truth is Stranger Than Fiction" - a new play by WankersRevenge · · Score: 5, Funny

    X-Box Linux: Can we run linux on the x-box?

    Slashdot Community:You're fooling yourself. We're living in a dictatorship. A self-perpetuating autocracy in which the working classes...blah,blah,blah

    Microsoft::Um, okay