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Dragonkingtatsu on 29 April 2010
Chairman-Mao said:
This is still going on? I thought all the poindexters that care about linux were over it already. Come on I've had a PS3 since early 2007 and never even thought about installing other OS.

I apologize if anyone here uses linux and is mad about this, but come on people get over it. If you're posting on this site you obviously have a computer and don't need an operating system on your PS3.

Thas some severe assumtion. I am actually Using my Ps3 right now to type this. I dont own a computer and probably wont for some time, and Linux did all the things I needed a computer for.


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deskpro2k3 on 29 April 2010

Starting to understand. It looks like a tough case.



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Galaki on 29 April 2010

WTF? You're either with Sony or a pirate?



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Erisian on 29 April 2010

so many apologists.



JazzyJeez on 29 April 2010

so many arm chair freedom fighters.



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Erisian on 29 April 2010

lol, fighing > apathy.



Miz24 on 29 April 2010

Linux is frigging slow anyways iv'e tried using it, i don't see why people liked it. I guess they just want emulators and stuffs in there, w/c is not really legal. Also i'm sure people bought the ps3 mainly for gaming.

I hope sony wins.



Icyedge on 29 April 2010
phxprovost said:
Boutros said:
phxprovost said:
Baalzamon said:
This is a key component of the PS3?!?!?!?!?!? GET A COMPUTER!!!!!!!

Sony put a feature into a consumer product then removed it once purchased?!?!?!?!?!?

You had the choice to update it or not. That will be the key argument from Sony. Sony can do whatever they want with the PSN.

yea the choice was go ahead and keep linux but dont expect to be able to do anything else with your ps3 until you install the update.....some choice there.  What they did pretty much equates to blackmail, "Give us back linux support or we are going to lock down other features of your ps3 until you do"

No the choice was go ahead and keep linux and everything else but PSN. The only thing they did, up until now, is remove their free online service from people who keep Linux, thats all. Its not something they should have done because its not politically correct. But its legal, people are loosing their time sueing them.



alephnull on 29 April 2010
phxprovost said:
i think im going to contact them and see how i can get involved

Do you have contact info?



XGamer0611 on 29 April 2010

This lawsuit has legs. This simple fact that Sony sold the feature and promoted it only to remove it shows they did it in their own interest. Also, the fact that the update removed the feature after the hobbyist Geohot announced he had hacked the PS3 to make backup software (pirated games). Sony was protecting their interest at the sake of the consumer. One thing that the lawsuit did not mention was the fact that people using the other OS feature could lose their data (if not backed up) if they updated to the latest update. As the update would completely make the Linux partition unavailable.



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