Writing at Wired, Brad King reports on the Xbox Linux Project and potential implications of a successful working Linux software hack for the system . . .

” . . . The Xbox hack will likely beat Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center computers — which will come with a remote control and allow people to surf through music and videos — to market.”

“'The user will not see that it's Linux; the Xbox will still just behave like a gaming console', said Michael Steil, a German developer on the project. 'So these are just two possible applications: one as a computer console, one as a gaming console. (There are) additional possibilities'. . . “

“. . . the Linux software hack will be much simpler for anyone who wants to turbo-charge an Xbox. The Xbox-Linux operating system will run alongside the Xbox system, essentially allowing people to toggle between a computer and a gaming system . . . “

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