Game Over For Sony and Open Source?

Glyn Moody writes "Sony has never been much of a friend to hackers, and its infamous rootkit showed what it thought of users. But by omitting the option to install GNU/Linux on its new PS3, it has removed the final reason for the open source world to care about Sony. Unless, of course, you find Google's new distribution alliance with Sony to pre-install Chrome on its PCs exciting in some way."

Moody

[whisper_jeff]

After reading that summary and the completely transparent hatred for Sony in it I and forced to say that, yes, Glyn is Moody. ;)

Re:Stupid Article.

[Astroturtle]

YES, DAMN IT. YES!

Re:Stupid Article.

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm sure that a WOPR would run Linux just fine!

Re:Stupid Article.

[Monkeedude1212]

... Are you saying you got a Whopper to run Linux before?

Link me to sauce.

I mean source.

Re:They crippled it

[CannonballHead]

You mean, make it into a normal computer? ;)

At least we have Microsoft and the XBox

[Anonymous Coward]

At least Microsoft is friendly to Linux on the XBox and is sending the message that it cares about developers. The XBox is by far the easiest platform to develop for and the most open.

Re:Stupid Article.

[LS1 Brains]

Sorry, no. In this instance, you simply cannot have it your way.

Re:Who Cares

[msimm]

Funny isn't it, if a console is just a small computer wrapped in a larger DRM layer.

Re:Who Cares

[thtrgremlin]

You aren't very familiar with Sony, are you?

FOSS lunacy

[Anonymous Coward]

it has removed the final reason for the open source world to care about Sony. Unless, of course, you find Google's new distribution alliance with Sony to pre-install Chrome on its PCs exciting in some way.

1. "Final Reason"- so Teh Lunix on a VAIO?

2. "TEH GOOGEL!!!11!!"- how does Google and Chrome somehow equate to good news for open source?

This is one thing I've never been able to understand, but it links in to their whole "everyone who hates Microsoft is a really nice guy, and supporting them is magically good for Teh Open Scarce!!!" mentality. It's bad enough that Linux is already a defacto subsidiary of IBM. And if people don't think so, check into the harsh reality of what would happen if IBM decided to withdraw it's multibillion dollar a year support of Linux development.

Re:Who Cares

[nog_lorp]

PS: development machines and SDKs costing thousands of dollars tends to hinder free development.