Thanks Kai for taking the time to explain a little bit of what was necessary so that the Sony GameOS and YDL could function together so that PS3 owners could have the unique opportunity to benefit and utilize both. I also appreciate that you've attempted to present to all of us an explanation of what may have been behind their decision.
I discovered a useful but perhaps brusque report on The Register discussing Sony's decision: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/28/sony_ps3_slim_linux_install_loss/ The article makes clear that support for Linux on the older models of PS3 will continue. Although I didn't choose to buy a PS3, I feel great sorrow and compassion for everyone caught unawares by Sony's decision. There were other options which Sony could have considered or explored which Mr. Modine mentions at the close of his article. Although I don't appreciate how he ended it, apparently he was referring to the impossibility of getting through to Sony that other choices existed. The OtherOS option could have been kept had they chosen to allow the Linux community the option to provide for a solution themselves at no cost to Sony or if that didn't appeal to them because Sony feared to allow it's technology to become just another do it yourself computer hobby kit -- they could have asked or allowed Fixstars for more involvement or allowed them an expanded role. Had they chosen that option then Fixstars would have been able to at least make an effort and had Fixstars been successful of course then the PS3 Slim would have kept the OtherOS option. The PS3 Slim would also remain proprietary technology, It is Sony's right and perogative to do as they please. I don't know what happened of course. Obviously Sony is not the first corporation to make puzzling choices. The phrase describing Sony's approach best is -- penny-wise, pound-foolish. They are not the first, nor the last. I am sad for those who relied on them though. Sony, let Kai and the Fixstars team, find out from a media report released the same week? How is such treatment even described as polite or justified? The rest of us who were considering the Cell as a possible workstation for ourselves and families will have to look elsewhere. On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:39:15 -0600 Kai Staats <[email protected]> wrote: > > > In the cbe-oss-dev ml Geoff ...staff? > > Sony was quite diligent about testing,... > > If a component on the mobo changed, the hypervisor code would > change to support the new component, and then the testing starts > again. > > While I am not aware of a time when the GameOS was modified... I can > state that with nearly every third release of updated GameOS > versions, something broke in Linux for which we compensated on our > end, often with the assistance of Geoff (who was great to work > with, BTW). > > Sincerely, > kai
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