Hacker cracks Xbox challenge (News.com) [LWN.net]

Hacker cracks Xbox challenge (News.com)

Posted Apr 1, 2003 14:38 UTC (Tue) by Laney (guest, #9063)
In reply to: Hacker cracks Xbox challenge (News.com) by getalife
Parent article: Hacker cracks Xbox challenge (News.com)

you live to use a free OS and moan about M$ but yet buy xBox and its games... where is the logic in that?????

You're confusing freedoms. My OS and its software gives me the freedom, amongst other things, to modify its code and to run any code i like on it. I am not free to do this on the X-Box.

Software must be digitally signed by MS to run on the X-Box. They get to choose what software can run on hardware that you own.

This challenge appeals to not only reverse engineering hobbists, but also people who believe that you own the hardware and it does not own you.

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Hacker cracks Xbox challenge (News.com)

Posted Apr 1, 2003 15:24 UTC (Tue) by getalife (guest, #10423) [Link]

for years now Sun has been doing this.. just as long as M$ has been around.. why not them..!

plus fair enough you made a point of owning the hardware.. but its a gaming console!! same as PS2.. or Gamecube.. what possible good would it do to the LINUX COMMUNITY!!

and lastly your comment about the M$ codes etc.. well their approach has changed significantly over the last year and some.. win32 api was released to allow people to develop their code. sure you have to fork out for their .net sdk but they are changing their rules..

i dont mean any disrespect to anyone.. but the whole point is to ensure Linux becomes popular enterprise and at home!! and the point clearly isn't giving M$ money.

Hacker cracks Xbox challenge (News.com)

Posted Aug 20, 2003 14:09 UTC (Wed) by Scriptedmind (guest, #14247) [Link]

Ok im not all that wise about the XBOX, im still learning. BUT. i do know that it is NOT just another gaming console like the PS2 or the GameCude. It is in fact a Legacy free PC. It sports a Pentium 3 class processor it has an 8gb or 10gb Western Digital hard drive, it has a 10/100 ethernet car built in, it uses standard USB for the front ports and a standard DVD-ROM with special firmware. if you read the details on this, you will see that is far for just another gaming console and contains mayjor potentian. And besides dont bitch about what we spend money on. WE DO IT BECOUSE ITS FUN AND WE LIKE IT ;-)