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Gamecube Linux Port Announced, In Progress

Posted by simoniker on from the teh-console-domination dept.

NiteStar writes "A group of people from the homebrew scene and Xbox Linux have now started a new project to port Linux to the Nintendo Gamecube. A small preview version has already been released, it's a small application that draws Tux the penguin on the GameCube screen. The roadmap explains a small client will run on the Gamecube, so the 'GameCube could be used as a desktop computer, which stores its data on a server on the network. The GameCube has a CPU that is powerful enough to decode common multimedia data like MPEG-4/DivX and MP3. It can serve as a display unit for content stored on a server'."

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  1. Imagine a beowulf cluster of... by FrankGibson · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ARGH KILL ME NOW! Super Demolition Christ

    1. Re:Imagine a beowulf cluster of... by FrankGibson · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I'm sorry, but my urge to grab the first post overrode all commonsense and I embaressed myself publically. In other news, uh, it was my friend, I swear.

  2. Re:MY COCK...... LICK IT NOW by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    omfg.

    you fails it like no-one has ever failsed it before.

    props to gnaa + anti-slash

  3. Nice going. by alenm · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This could reduce the clutter the console-cables make in the livingroom. I hope we will get wireless video and sound protocols soon. Soon everything will go wireless, even the electricity and only the ones wearing the tinfoil hat will survive :)

  4. Re:My gamecube by jaxdahl · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Check out Ikaruga. Insanely hard, with a very original game concept. here

  5. NetBSD did it already by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Big news. Not.

    NetBSD did this years ago...

    http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/dreamcast/

  6. PARENT IS A KARMA WHORING TROLL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Will the real Eric Ass Raymond please step forward?

  7. Re:MY COCK...... LICK IT NOW by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    anti-slash has nothing to do with gnaa.

  8. Recommended games by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I can't believe (tm) noone mentioned Metroid Prime! It really is an _excellent_ game.