While I'm disappointed about the memory card recall (surely this problem was avoidable) I'm not at all surprised that the PS2 has trouble with DVD's. Here in the UK there have been a number of examples of DVD players (not necessarily Sony's) having similar problems (skipping sound/video, un- playable disks....). If they can't get it right for a box built solely to play DVDs I don't expect them to get it right for a box intended to be a web-browser, DVD-player, games machine etc.
I am unaware of the licensing agreement the blackdown guys have with SUN but I suspect it'll be the SCSL. If it is then, sure enough, SUN have every right to release it under their own banner.
The "stealing" argument would, therefore, be inappropriate BUT I feel that SUN are well out of line for not giving credit to the Blackdown team for it's efforts. To be fair, it may be SUN have given credit although it sure ain't in the original press release.
Oh, and until SUN have native threads support, I'll be sticking with the Blackdown port for which I am very grateful.
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While I'm disappointed about the memory card recall (surely this problem was avoidable) I'm not at all surprised that the PS2 has trouble with DVD's. Here in the UK there have been a number of examples of DVD players (not necessarily Sony's) having similar problems (skipping sound/video, un- playable disks....). If they can't get it right for a box built solely to play DVDs I don't expect them to get it right for a box intended to be a web-browser, DVD-player, games machine etc.
I am unaware of the licensing agreement the blackdown guys have with SUN but I suspect it'll be the SCSL. If it is then, sure enough, SUN have every right to release it under their own banner.
The "stealing" argument would, therefore, be inappropriate BUT I feel that SUN are well out of line for not giving credit to the Blackdown team for it's efforts. To be fair, it may be SUN have given credit although it sure ain't in the original press release.
Oh, and until SUN have native threads support, I'll be sticking with the Blackdown port for which I am very grateful.