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Hello guys, |
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A couple of weeks now, we've been discussing the integration of |
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Xbox-Linux's patches to Portage. See: |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=45100 |
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I'd like to comment on the points that were made during that discussion: |
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- Gentoo doesn't want to be involved in legal issues |
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- A separate distribution would suffice |
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The first point wouldn't be a problem for Gentoo. All the work that is |
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done on Xbox-Linux is legal. It isn't against the DMCA. For more |
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information about this issue, visit: |
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http://www.xbox-linux.org/docs/faq.html#44 |
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http://www.xbox-linux.org/docs/legal.html |
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That's right, Xbox-Linux isn't against the law. |
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About the second point; creating a separate distribution for the Xbox. |
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It would bring us to the same point we are currently at: Gentoox. |
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Gentoox is a distribution made by a former Gentoo developer called |
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Shallax (http://gentoox.shallax.com). Looking at the current status of |
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the project, it has a couple of cons: |
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- The current project leader Shallax is a little inactive the last |
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couple of months because of his education (not that I blame him) |
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- It doesn't really make the Xbox platform as supportive as we all would |
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like it to be, like support for Hardened Gentoo for example. |
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Could you please reconsider your thoughts on Xbox-Linux support? |
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Searching for interested developers wouldn't take too much effort. |
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Yours, |
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Ed Schouten |
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