Re: freebsd on xbox ?
On Tue, 11 May 2004 00:39:06 -0500 matt virus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I found (1) post in the mailing lists where someone asked about fbsd on xbox and it was seemingly laughed off. I'm a huge FBSD fan, and i think the xbox would be an awesome server. It's small, it's got solid hardware, it's really easy to mod and install linux on --- so why not FBSD? The main reason for not having a FreeBSD distro for X-box is that the hardware by design is 0wn3d. Owned by Microsoft that is. While I appreciate every xbox that is sold Microsoft makes a loss on, I still couldn't be bothered. Microsoft (or whoever is doing to work) occasionally revises the firmware to stop non authorised mods from working. When this happens the boot loader has to be re-worked to suit the revision of the firmware. In short: Too hard for very little return. Think DCMA as you would circumventing the anti-piracy software/hardware. Personally I believe if you have bought the hardware, you should have all rights to that hardware except reproducing the hardware, but I am not about to get the soapbox out. Anybody out there worked on this? have a beta or alpha anything? I'd love to have the power of /usr/ports without the baggage of gentoo. I doubt anyone on this mailing list would want to touch it with a patent pending barge pole. George ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: freebsd on xbox ?
It would be best if no one bought the xbox. Why let microsoft have a monopoly in game consoles too? Sales of the xbox make game developers believe they should only write software for it. Nintendo and Sony lose and so do gamers like me who don't want Microsoft to have all the cards. Lucas Holt [EMAIL PROTECTED] FoolishGames.com (Jewel Fan Site) JustJournal.com (Free blogging) ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: freebsd on xbox ?
On Tue, 11 May 2004 09:27:11 -0400, Lucas Holt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It would be best if no one bought the xbox. So your solution to avoiding lack of competition in the marketplace is to have... less competitors in the marketplace? Why let microsoft have a monopoly in game consoles too? Sales of the xbox make game developers believe they should only write software for it. Nintendo and Sony lose and so do gamers like me who don't want Microsoft to have all the cards. What about those of us that see nothing but PS2 games? GameCube exclusives? If you want to play a Mario game, can you do it on anything other than a Nintendo system? If you say sales of the X-Box will cause developers to abandon other platforms then why wouldn't the same happen with sales of the PS2 (or PS3)? The best solution for gamers is to have good sales across the board for all platforms so they won't miss out on any titles. --roop ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
freebsd on xbox ?
I found (1) post in the mailing lists where someone asked about fbsd on xbox and it was seemingly laughed off. I'm a huge FBSD fan, and i think the xbox would be an awesome server. It's small, it's got solid hardware, it's really easy to mod and install linux on --- so why not FBSD? Anybody out there worked on this? have a beta or alpha anything? I'd love to have the power of /usr/ports without the baggage of gentoo. Thanks, -matt ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
