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Stroller <stroller <at> stellar.eclipse.co.uk> writes: |
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> Hope this makes sense. Not a criticism of you, and |
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> thanks for trying to be helpful. |
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Stroller, |
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I do not even own a PS3. If firmware can be replaced, then |
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I see no ethical issue in replacing the firmware; after all |
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it's your hardware and I assume you did not sign a document |
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saying that you would not upgrade the firmware. |
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Pirating and such are not my venue either. Staying in Sony's |
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good graces so as to stay active on their network, is |
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a personal decision, and I respect that you know what you |
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want. Furthermore, if you like those vendor provided games |
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and services, then paying for them is an excellent way |
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to ensure that software development market maintains |
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top programming talent and aggressive competition; healthy |
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no matter how the dollars are sliced up. |
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Running linux/gentoo on as many different hardware platforms, |
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as possible, for me, is a kick in the pants every time.... |
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So I'm a strong advocate that all hardware should be allowed |
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to be customized (via linux etc), as the current owner desires. |
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This extends the life of hardware and provides an excellent learning |
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opportunity us all. |
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enjoy! |
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James |
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