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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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Sean |
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