Is there no depth to which MickeySoft won't sink?

Bill Mullen moon at lunarhub.com
Sat Sep 20 23:43:30 EDT 2003


Remember the Xbox Linux Project? Apparently, M$ is now fighting back, and
doing so in their typical sneaky, "slip it to them in the background, both
unrequested and unapproved by them" fashion:

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39116400,00.htm

Excerpt:

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"Microsoft is updating Internet-enabled Xbox game consoles with a software
patch that blocks users from installing the Linux operating system on the
machine, and also apparently deletes some files Linux users have stored on
the Xbox's hard drive, according to the Xbox Linux Project."

"The group also noted that some Xbox Live-enabled games appear to
automatically connect to Microsoft servers, identifying the machine
running the game, without the need for an Xbox Live account."

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As Sylvester might say, "They'rrrre desssssspicable!" ... ;)

-- 
Bill Mullen   moon at lunarhub.com   MA, USA   RLU #270075   MDK 8.1 & 9.0
"Listen, here's the thing. If you can't spot the sucker in your first
half hour at the table, then you *are* the sucker." - Mike McDermott



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