A company based in Melbourne claims to have released a mod-chip for Microsoft's X-Box games console, which allows users to play homebrew games, original imports, run debug executables and is Linux-compatible.
Microsoft Australia's regional XBox office has given strong indications it would mimic its US headquarters' policy of penalising XBox owners that use mod chips in their consoles by refusing them access to XBox Live.
An anonymous hacker has succeeded in running Linux on an unmodified Xbox, apparently satisfying a US$100,000 challenge funded by Lindows founder Michael Robertson.
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Microsoft was soundly jammed between a rock and a hard place in the weeks leading up to the disclosure of a vulnerability that would allow Xbox owners to run Linux on the games console. What were the lessons learned?
The group of programmers working to run Linux on Microsoft's Xbox video game console is seeking the software giant's seal of approval.
The first add-ons that purportedly allow the console to play illegally copied game software have gone on sale, but analysts say they're unlikely to inspire a wave of copy infringement.
A hacker group specializing in software for Microsoft's Xbox has announced the release of the first full version of Linux for the game console.
Michael Robertson, CEO of software company Lindows, has revealed himself as the formerly anonymous donor of US$200,000 in prize money in a contest to translate the Linux operating system to Microsoft's Xbox video game console.
The Xbox Linux Project has released a basic version of its software, giving the gaming console network functions and a Web server.
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