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if they manage to get things like word, a net browser and msn running, compatible with a USB printer, id heavily consider it, just to have everything out of one box
PS3 - Fedora Linux installed on a PS3
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I think this is a very good reason to own a PS3, I've used linux (Gentoox) on XBOX and although a little slow (XBOX only has 64mb of ram) it was very usable and open office is not only very good its also free 
Imagine what could be done a PS3 with Linux. It all sounds very exciting to me
Imagine what could be done a PS3 with Linux. It all sounds very exciting to me
You can barely talk about anything on here anymore without breaking some rule or other. It's a shame really as i beleive OcUK is shooting itself in the foot as in my case i've been visiting other forums because of the stringent rules and policing.
And on these other forums i've found not only far more freedom of speech but other places that sell hardware, and for the first time in 6 years i've done my big £1200 upgrade somewhere other than OcUK.
It's a bit sad really cos these forums used to be great
I sincerely hope i'm not breaking another rule saying this.
Peace..
And on these other forums i've found not only far more freedom of speech but other places that sell hardware, and for the first time in 6 years i've done my big £1200 upgrade somewhere other than OcUK.
It's a bit sad really cos these forums used to be great
I sincerely hope i'm not breaking another rule saying this.
Peace..
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Soldato
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I know nothing about Linux, but I get the feeling I'll be learning.pumaz said:I think this is a very good reason to own a PS3, I've used linux (Gentoox) on XBOX and although a little slow (XBOX only has 64mb of ram) it was very usable and open office is not only very good its also free
Imagine what could be done a PS3 with Linux. It all sounds very exciting to me
I think this is a very clever coup by Sony, not only for the homebrew potential, but bringing an Microsoft's closest rival PC OS to (potentially) millions of people who would otherwise never looked into it, which is a clear two fingers up at Microsoft.
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The trouble with that is that tacking proprietary kernel modules on to the kernel taints it and destroys its GPL compatibility. It's illegal to distribute a tainted kernel. That's the reason why Kororaa was taken offline, it shipped with ATi and nVidia proprietary graphics drivers.Psyk said:
You can do whatever you want with it once its yours.
I'm not really up to speed exactly on the rules regarding open source licenses. Are you saying you're not allowed to distribute a version of linux with drivers built in? Or are you saying the drivers would have to open sourced too?BillytheImpaler said:
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I didn't say other shop forums i just meant other general forums where people openly discuss best prices and experiences with other etailers.
you see thats the problem if people can't talk openly (within reason) here they will just tire of it and seek out new forums where they can and will possibbly end up being recomended other etailers.
I think we just a need bit of sensibility on BOTH sides really, we all know other etailers exist and not seeing them mentioned on here is hardly going to erase them from our minds.So i can't see the problem in saying Gameplay as GoW for £37.99, but on the other hand you shouldn't be able to say Gameplay as a mouse for £4.99 as OcUK sell mice but not GoW.
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Someone has also installed Windows XP on their PS3 using emulation in Linux. I imagine it runs very slow though.
Well i have to say I belive the video might be a fake. The mouse cursor was moving much to nicely for it to be done from a controller.
Also when loads this other OS the screen goes black and then the kernel starts, there, and during the linux demo cant show its running on the PS3, other than showing My Computer with some drives with Sony init.
While it may be true then so be it, but im just a bit sceptical about it
Kimbie
Also when loads this other OS the screen goes black and then the kernel starts, there, and during the linux demo cant show its running on the PS3, other than showing My Computer with some drives with Sony init.
While it may be true then so be it, but im just a bit sceptical about it
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The drivers that ship with the kernel have to be open source too. Open source drivers are available for most graphics chipsets but since they are reverse-engineered they are significantly lacking in performance in comparison to their proprietary, in-house-developed counterparts.Psyk said:
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Definitely not. That would make it far too easy for enthusiasts like us to run emulators on it. I do think that someone will hack together drivers for it, perhaps from nVidia's OS X drivers.Psyk said:
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BillytheImpaler said:
Surely there is going to have to be some level of driver support from SONY as the Linux implimentation is supposedly supported. There is only one display driver required, that of the onboard graphics card.
Seems a brave move by sony considering the implications of it being hacked to play copied games.
On the other hand we could see some really interesting projects being developed for it.
I personally wouldn't use it though, not until it's a seamless transition between OS's. That looked a bit "tacked" on for my liking.
On the other hand we could see some really interesting projects being developed for it.
I personally wouldn't use it though, not until it's a seamless transition between OS's. That looked a bit "tacked" on for my liking.