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Linux and the Coming Consoles

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the penguins-without-joysticks dept.

eldavojohn writes "Despite reports from the CEO that the PS3 will ship with Linux, LinuxDevices is now saying that it won't. Also, despite a rumor that the Wii will have Linux, the originator of the rumor has revealed himself to be a prankster. This won't stop you from putting Yellow Dog on the PS3 or running WiiLi, a live Linux CD for the Wii."

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  1. Re:What practical things have people done... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful
    What practical things have people done with Consoles at all!?!


    Linux on a console is a game - and a better game than any of the prepackaged games people are selling.


    • It has a wider open-ended playing field that WOW.
    • If you advance in the Linux-on-the-console game (by making a compelling application) it pays in Dollars (or the currency of your choice) instead of in fake-in-game-money.

    But more than that - yes, practical things will be done if the PS3 runs Linux. I want a computer in my living room, and the choices so far are Mac Mini w/ MacOS and PS3 w/ Linux. (I'll be damned if I ever need to update anti-virus files on my living room TV with some insecure OS).
  2. Re:What practical things have people done... by twistedsymphony · · Score: 4, Insightful
    if you really think about it, linux on the ps3 would be useful as hell, its soo powerful, uoi could run a large webserver off of it
    It's got a lot of power that will go completely wasted when you consider it's only got 256MB of usable system memory.
    --
    Collector's Edition
  3. Re:For anybody reading the sites by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    The same AC here...

    I guess what pisses me off the most about this, is this is obviously a kid who is giving false hope to anyone hoping to get a linux on Wii. By the time any real projects are up, he'll be at the top of google's list, and anyone with interest will think that there's no real progress being made.

    So he's taking interest and attention away from any real potential linux projects, and that fucking sucks.

    And with that I'm done fuming.