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#1 User is offline   Merkava 

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Posted 23 May 2003 - 03:11 PM

Since linux is freeware does that mean that the PS2 version is free aswell or does it have something in it making it not free?
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Posted 23 May 2003 - 03:13 PM

an HDD, ethernet, a keyboard and a mouse, as well as PS2 specific code libraries? :huh:
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Posted 23 May 2003 - 03:16 PM

i know about the hardware costs money but lets say i have the hardware would it be legal for the OS?

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Posted 23 May 2003 - 03:26 PM

guess that if you have the hardware, you could try to get a freeware OS. but I am quite positive that will not work, cuz of PS2 HW design (specific code libraries). I think these are not freeware... but I do not know enough about GPL or whatever licensing scheme Linux is distributed with.

I mean most all of the popular Linux distros also have a payable version. ... ... ... over to someone else... :D pete? ;)
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Posted 23 May 2003 - 04:02 PM

I think brains is right on this one, the OS itself might be free, but the hardware specfic parts are not.
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Posted 23 May 2003 - 09:45 PM

Geek.com Geek News - PS2 Linux
I think the developers kit that was designed for the PS2 is in the area of $300.
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Posted 28 May 2003 - 12:42 PM

Buy one here :)
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Posted 28 May 2003 - 01:17 PM

I have it :P a PS2 running Linux, :D
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Posted 30 May 2003 - 11:23 AM

How does it do? Any performance quirks, or just general quirks? Please, enlighten us !!
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