Xbox Linux Award deadline reached: Name of Donor-Lindows!

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In an effort to speed up the work needed to bring Linux to the Microsoft Xbox, an anonymous donor offered two prizes (part A and part B ) of $100,000 each last year ...

Both before and after the prize was announced many people from around the world were working hard. The free OS Linux has been successfully brought to the Microsoft device, and its users are now able to choose from a huge selection of free Linux applications. These include Home Entertainment, Internet and Office programs. Xbox Linux is available to anyone as a free download from http://xbox-linux.sf.net

The deadline for the prizes has arrived.

Part A involved running Linux on the box, and this has been successfully completed.

Part B involved running Linux on an Xbox with no hardware modifications, which has not been acheived yet.

News source: warp2search

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#1 DJ^TuRKiYe on 01 Jan 2003 - 10:03

[quote]The donor can now be revealed as Michael Robertson, who is the man behind the Lindows OS - which you may have heard recently had some conflict with Microsoft. We are grateful for his contribution in speeding up the goals of the whole group. [/quote] This was posted in the BPN by kairon. [url=http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?act=ST&f=8&t=57384&s=]http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?act=ST&f=8&t=57384&s=[/url]

(1 reply) #2 kairon on 01 Jan 2003 - 11:04

No big deal, thanks for sticking up for me DJ^TuRKiYe I'm surprised it was Lindows who gave those donations, is this Michael Robertson guy rich or what to go giving $200,000 away?

#2.1 jkeyes on 01 Jan 2003 - 20:32

He's all of the Lindows Insiders money to pay for it

#3 stncttr908 on 01 Jan 2003 - 16:46

I'd do this, but I want to get on Xbox live eventually and I can't with a modded box...

(3 replies) #4 Ti220 on 01 Jan 2003 - 21:11

If this can be done without moding, The xbox would be a powerfull and cheep pc. Sells on the xbox would go up, and once again, a third party will make MS richer.

#4.1 pringlex on 01 Jan 2003 - 23:19

not necessarily - Microsoft [b]lose[/b] money on each XBox console sold, games is where the profit lies.

#4.2 Solarix on 02 Jan 2003 - 02:28

[neoquote=#4.1 by pringlex]not necessarily - Microsoft [b]lose[/b] money on each XBox console sold, games is where the profit lies.[/neoquote] Microsoft LOSING money ROFLMAO when will this be

#4.3 kuregu02 on 02 Jan 2003 - 11:34

[neoquote=#4.1 by pringlex]not necessarily - Microsoft [b]lose[/b] money on each XBox console sold, games is where the profit lies.[/neoquote] Yes, but they will lose LESS money if they sell more XBOXs then having them rot on the shelf. Plus, with more XBOXs in people's living rooms, there's a greater chance of more games being sold.

#5 frogworm on 02 Jan 2003 - 20:30

[url=http://neowin.net/comments.php?id=8059#comment80980]Compliments to michael robertson[/url] < click there for your prize

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