Sony axes PS3 Other OS over “security concerns”

Posted by russb78 on Mar 30, 2010 7:02 AM EDT
Linux User & Developer magazine; By Russell Barnes
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Sony plan to drop the Install Other OS feature from the PlayStation 3 via a new Firmware update (3.21) due this Thursday. The ability to install Linux distro’s on the popular console is a key feature of interest from the Open Source community and the move has already caused uproar on the Official PlayStation blog which is filling with comments of outrage from its small, but vocal, Linux user base.

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