On Friday, Oct 11, 2002, at 12:31 Europe/Berlin, Guillaume Cottenceau wrote: > I'd like to know if there are real chances that we could boot off > an Installation CD or an hard drive containing Linux -without- a > modded chip, in the future?
1) If MS cryptographically signs our bootloader. 2) If we find a bug in the Xbox system software. Well, perhaps. > If not, I think we have to think if it's better to add the > additional required files (default.xbe) and code (kernel patches, > bootloader installer etc) with possibly bugs affecting the > "normal" PC users, if it's only usable by people with a modded > Xbox (many people would "fear" to mod their, plus there are > potential legal issues I suppose?). Our kernel patches are likely to be included into our standard kernel and will not interfere with PCs. About the legal problem: 1) We're working on a replacement ROM that will completely replace the MS system software, so there cannot be a legal problem any more. 2) Even with MS' hacked system software, I don't see a problem for the end user, because he has bought a legitimate copy of the Xbox system software and he is free to modify it. Although you need a modded Xbox at the moment, there are already quite many people that are interested in Xbox Linux already! We have had more than 13,000 downloads of our 350 MB ISO within three days! Virtually everyone who owns a modded box is interested in Xbox Linux. Michael
