Is anyone concerned that putting a link to the new [?] Windows Update site on the/. front page would cause a DoS in itself? Granted, the traffic woudln't be as great as the Blaster DoS, but the Slashdot Effect is pretty strong.
I played around with 2.5.73 a bit, and I must say, the future is looking very bright. Make xconfig is looking really nice [new qt-based config], and a lot of features [like headless settings for embedded systems] look very promising. Can't wait for 2.6.0.
I'm not too sure if anybody already mentioned this, but just running Linux in general on the Xbox would be a violation of the EULA. The catch is that it would be legal only if MS licenced it. I know that's not the whole point of this fiasco, but I do know that the whole idea of the ``Project B'' of Xbox-Linux is a violation, under this clause.
Also, for all of you saying, ``It's my hardware, I'll do what I want with it,'' I'm pretty sure I read once in the EULA that you don't actually own the console. The idea is that Microsoft is ``lending'' you the use of their hardware. I'm not sure if it was the Xbox, but I'm fairly sure that Microsoft would throw that at you if you tried to use that against them in some sort of a court.
Ah, yes, here it is. Section G, clause 1:
The software included in the Xbox Product is licensed to you, not sold. You are licensed to use such software only in your Xbox Product and you may not reverse engineer it, except as expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation.
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Is anyone concerned that putting a link to the new [?] Windows Update site on the /. front page would cause a DoS in itself? Granted, the traffic woudln't be as great as the Blaster DoS, but the Slashdot Effect is pretty strong.
I played around with 2.5.73 a bit, and I must say, the future is looking very bright. Make xconfig is looking really nice [new qt-based config], and a lot of features [like headless settings for embedded systems] look very promising. Can't wait for 2.6.0.
I'm not too sure if anybody already mentioned this, but just running Linux in general on the Xbox would be a violation of the EULA. The catch is that it would be legal only if MS licenced it. I know that's not the whole point of this fiasco, but I do know that the whole idea of the ``Project B'' of Xbox-Linux is a violation, under this clause.
Also, for all of you saying, ``It's my hardware, I'll do what I want with it,'' I'm pretty sure I read once in the EULA that you don't actually own the console. The idea is that Microsoft is ``lending'' you the use of their hardware. I'm not sure if it was the Xbox, but I'm fairly sure that Microsoft would throw that at you if you tried to use that against them in some sort of a court.
Ah, yes, here it is. Section G, clause 1:
The software included in the Xbox Product is licensed to you, not sold. You are licensed to use such software only in your Xbox Product and you may not reverse engineer it, except as expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation.
MS's lawyers really thought of everything...