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Yellow Dog Linux v5.0 for PS3 Announced

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the some-people-seem-to-care dept.

News for nerds writes "Yellow Dog Linux v5.0 is slated for release mid-November with support for the Sony PS3 first, and support for the former Apple PowerPC product line to follow. Any updates required to support the Apple PowerPC systems following the release for PS3 will be made available via a free download."

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  1. PSP Homebrew by WilyCoder · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Given Sony's behavior regarding the PSP and using homebrew on it, I am highly skeptical of this PS3 linux project. How can we be sure that Sony will not resort to forcing firmware upgrades on new games? Some of the latest firmware upgrades for PSP do absolutely nothing but thrwat homebrew attempts. Sony has suddenly done a 180 on homebrew? And for its flagship product?

    Lest we not forget how crippled the PS2 linux project was (the $700 one)....

  2. Cell servers? by otacon · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Considering IBM is making cell processor blade servers, this release further allows end-users to opprotunity to use that same hardware for production and testing purposes, and at what should be fraction of the price.

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    In a world of acronyms, the words are the real victims.
  3. The PS3 Details From What We Know So Far by RichardMarks · · Score: 5, Informative

    Correct me if any of this is wrong...

    I assume the Yellow Dog Linux system will be installed on each harddrive - along with a BluRay system disc for people who need/want to reinstall. I remember someone from Sony saying something along those lines last year.

    Full set of PS3 devtools included with each PS3 for homebrew.

    The PS3 has full support for USB keyboard and mouse and other standard input devices.

    The PS3 will be able to drive a standard monitor at 1080p - 1920 × 1080 rez.

    Don't know if there will be two different boot options - or perhaps they will be using some of the OS virtualization stuff Cell supports.

    Online gaming will be free - only MMORPGs will be charging.

    There will be an online movie/music store.

    You will be able to buy/download PS1/PS2 to your PS3 harddrive and play them.

    You will be able to buy/download PSP games to your PS3 harddrive and play them on your PSP.

    There is stuff where you will be able to stream content wirelessly from your PS3 to your PSP.

    1080p games - the list of 1080p native PS3 games seems to keep growing everyday - I think there are about six just for launch and about 10 - 15 I've read about.

    1080p BluRay movies

    HDMI connector on both versions of the PS3

    Full backwards compatibility with PS1 games through software emulation.

    Full backwards compatibility with PS2 games through hardware emulation - PS2 chips in every PS3.

    You can replace the harddrive with any laptop drive.

    Keep hearing about DLNA compliance and people being excited about that - not sure why yet

    All that for 499 in the US. Wow.

    Also I remember talk of future PS3 versions with more RAM or multiple Cell chips are something Sony is planning. I would die for a dual or quad Cell based system with a couple gigs of RAM running Linux for my desktop.

  4. Possible Uses... by cfulmer · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Hmmm... MythTV front-end?

    Having a widely-distributed set-top box capable of running Linux could open up all sorts of interesting projects.