It would probably compile, but Linux on the PS3 runs under a hypervisor that blocks access to the GPU, so it's pretty much useless for everything except audio.
Not that there haven't been attempts or anything. But we all know how quick Sony is to put out firmware updates to prevent things that might actually allow people to use the hardware they paid for.
You're right, except for point B, as there are already stations broadcasting digital in VHF. (WBRE and WYOU in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, for example.)
But yeah, a lot of the stations currently on VHF analog will move their digital signals back to their old VHF channels after the switch. From what I understand, VHF transmission requires less power than UHF.
In fact the handheld units on the floor run a version of linux (watching them do a reload is entertaining actually).
Except for some new handhelds that they rolled out for tracking layaway packages and sending cashier requests to supervisors, which run Pocket PC. Oddly enough, these new units crash frequently, and the layaway handheld is so unreliable that nobody uses it, opting instead to write package locations down in a notebook and enter them into the register manually. Imagine that.
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It would probably compile, but Linux on the PS3 runs under a hypervisor that blocks access to the GPU, so it's pretty much useless for everything except audio.
Not that there haven't been attempts or anything. But we all know how quick Sony is to put out firmware updates to prevent things that might actually allow people to use the hardware they paid for.
You're right, except for point B, as there are already stations broadcasting digital in VHF. (WBRE and WYOU in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, for example.)
But yeah, a lot of the stations currently on VHF analog will move their digital signals back to their old VHF channels after the switch. From what I understand, VHF transmission requires less power than UHF.
In fact the handheld units on the floor run a version of linux (watching them do a reload is entertaining actually).
Except for some new handhelds that they rolled out for tracking layaway packages and sending cashier requests to supervisors, which run Pocket PC. Oddly enough, these new units crash frequently, and the layaway handheld is so unreliable that nobody uses it, opting instead to write package locations down in a notebook and enter them into the register manually. Imagine that.