Xbox Auto-Update Blocks Linux Usage

Posted by timothy on Monday September 15, 2003 @03:49PM from the how-conveeenient dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to The Inquirer, Microsoft has used their Xbox Live Vole System to patch any Xboxes that access it....without asking their permission before installing the software. However, in this occurrence, the bug appears to be the 'dashboard bug' that allows Linux to be easily installed on an Xbox. Further, according to The Xbox Linux Project, users who do not have an Xbox Live account may find themselves being patched without permission as well. If a gamer tries to access any part of a game that uses Xbox Live, the console can 'phone home' and install the patches anyway. While patching bugs can be a nice touch to poor software, I don't know if I feel comfortable with ANYONE installing software on my hardware without asking permission first."

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Re:Anyone? by dbCooper0 · 2003-09-15 16:29 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Stupid Moderators. Flamebait my Ass. You (stevebob2019) raised an interesting point. Good for you. If I had points right now I'd defend your post with one.

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Re:Whining, bitching, moaning, etc... by Malcontent · 2003-09-15 18:19 · Score: 1, Offtopic

"No matter what, MS is bad to a lot of people."

Ironic. You can parse this sentence two ways.

1) Many people dislike MS no matter what it does.
2) MS treats many people badly.

Maybe many people dislike MS because MS treats many people badly.

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