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seanecovel wrote: |
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> Daniel Ostrow wrote: |
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>> Here is my take on it: |
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>> #1: Supporting architectures as an ideal is not necessarily a bad thing, |
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>> even niche ones, as sometimes things get brought to the table that |
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>> further larger goals. Even if all it means is the maintenance of some |
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>> patches. If someone wants to help the community by porting Gentoo great, |
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>> so long as the project falls completely within the purview of Gentoo |
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>> Technologies, Inc. regarding copyrights and procedures. This last |
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>> statement is where the legality issue comes in, we have to decide if |
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>> something that isn't expressly illegal really is then legal, and that is |
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>> a call I'm not willing to make. |
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>> #2: That being said game consoles as a whole are a constantly moving |
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>> target. Simply because the Xbox is an x86 architecture machine today |
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>> does not make it's next generation an x86 arch. So the question is are |
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>> they coming in as x86 devs or Xbox devs? There is no guarantee that the |
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>> next version of the machines are going to be supportable in the same |
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>> manner. So we then open the door to a new sub-arch for each console that |
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>> comes to market. |
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>> #3: As far as I am concerned the security issue comes into play just as |
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>> much with a dev working on a major arch, the more people you accept the |
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>> bigger the security hole and that is the bottom line, the size of the |
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>> supported platform really doesn't matter. |
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>> So I've given some pro's and con's but when it comes down to it, as long |
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>> as it is able to truly legally be done, go for it. Especially with a |
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>> project like the Xbox it will give the devs an opportunity to learn |
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>> about the x86 arch as a whole, and possibly extend their |
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>> responsibilities, this should be discussed with the leads of x86. As |
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>> with any dev that is being considered without prior involvement in the |
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>> community the onus falls on the mentor to make sure that things go |
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>> smoothly, if vapier is willing to carry that then so be it. I'm just too |
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>> gray on the legality issue to fully throw my support behind it. |
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>> Thanks, |
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>> Daniel Ostrow |
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>> Gentoo/PPC |
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>> dostrow@g.o |
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> As an Xbox Linux user, and a Gentoo user, I'd love to have Gentoo |
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> running on my Xbox. From the discussion above, I can't seem to |
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> understand if there was a final decision made. Seems like it just died |
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> (again...) What are the chances of having an official Gentoo port of |
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> Xbox Linux? |
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Also an XBOX user... running linux... and loving every minute of it... |
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I hope there's an answer to this DCMA issue. Not being a lawyer, just an old |
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fart, it's looks pretty gloom though. |
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