Linked by Amjith Ramanujam on Fri 18th Jul 2008 21:24 UTC
"Linux is a powerful and versatile operating system that can be utilized to hack just about any electronic hardware device. To prove it, I have here a list of popular gadgets that are already known to run Linux."
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That's more down to Sony crippling the PS3 for Linux than Linuxes not being usful on said devices. Given time, some bright spark will find a hack to run Linux to the full potential of the PS3.
As for Linux on the XBox - I paid £20 for my pre-owned XBox original and now I have a fully functional media centre. The same PC equivelent would cost me greatly more in time and money.
Hacking is fun, but I believe we need more "practical" Linux machines (like N800, Eee), supported by bigger groups, on the market.
Two points there:
1/ Hacking is fun. Which is exactly why people port Linux to said devices. Everyone needs to have a little fun from the serious computing from time to time.
2/ While this hacking is fun, it's also beneficial in an indirect way:
2a/ Being open source, the code isn't lost so if someone does build a serious Linux device and is stuck, then these fun projects could offer them help either directly with the source code or indirectly with ideas of how to work around certain issues.
2b/ It raises Linuxes profiles with geeks who a voweled Microsoft Windows users (ie don't want to risk breaking their PC). If they see Linux on action on their (or a mates) games console then they might realise that Linux isn't just a command line. Or they might even be tempted to run a live CD on a games console where they wouldn't on their PC.