PS3-XBOX 360 as Linux Graphics workstations

[Franco Saliola]

On 10/24/05, Lennart Sorensen <lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 21, 2005 at 11:02:34PM -0400, lfeder wrote:
>
> > So I was thinking, of using PS3???s as Linux graphic workstations.
> > Is any work being done on this when the PS3 is available?
>
> Well if things are going to be anything like the PS2, then sony will
> actually offer a linux version for it.  One can always hope at least.
> At least some support for Cell processors appears to be coming in to the
> linux kernel.

I heard an interview with a Sony employee working on linux for the
PS2/3 on lugradio [lugradio.org]. The PS3 will have an option to get a
working linux distribution. It's not clear whether it will be a
separate package or something that comes with the purchase of the hard
drive unit.

Franco

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