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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: Seed_Of_Evil on January 04, 2003, 06:10:06 AM

Title: Have XBOX? Do u want $200,000?
Post by: Seed_Of_Evil on January 04, 2003, 06:10:06 AM
It is known for a time that somebody had offered this sum (similar in €) for who could execute Linux code in the Microsoft’s console.  
 
It was in Julio when it was offered two prizes of 100.000 dollars/euros each one to the one that succeed in two objectives: to get that Xbox worked with Linux (already achieved and paid), and that he makes it but without modifying the hardware. Since this last has not still been achieved, the term has been enlarged to get it.  
 
The most attractive thing is that the anonymous pay-man has been discovered himself: Michael Robertson, who jumped years ago to the fame in the internet business founding mp3.com, and one year ago founding the company Lindows whose purpose is to create an operating system Linux that executes Windows applications. Both marks are now in the tribunals for the nature of both names.  
 
Robertson, well-known detractor of Microsoft, has affirmed CNET News that there are not managerial purposes behind and that it is a private initiative.
Title: Have XBOX? Do u want $200,000?
Post by: Darth Joyda on January 04, 2003, 06:12:14 AM
The immediate reaction after reading the thread-title:
No and Yes.



After reading the text within the thread:

Damn.
Title: Have XBOX? Do u want $200,000?
Post by: Kurt Angle on January 04, 2003, 06:20:15 AM
That\'s me ruled out as well :(
Title: Have XBOX? Do u want $200,000?
Post by: THX on January 04, 2003, 11:23:01 AM
Excuse my idiocy but why does he want Linux to run on an Xbox so bad?  Piracy reasons to mass produce mod chips or just personal?
Title: Have XBOX? Do u want $200,000?
Post by: mm on January 04, 2003, 08:20:44 PM
to show m$ yet again why linux > windows  and that the future is dim
Title: Have XBOX? Do u want $200,000?
Post by: Mr. Kennedy on January 04, 2003, 08:53:03 PM
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what he said