Xbox Linux group wants MS approval

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Aron Schatz
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February 20, 2003
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This is one of the funniest stories I've seen yet. Ceritification means being able to run on unmodded Xbox consoles. Interesting to say the least.

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Microsoft's electronic signature would allow the software to run on an unmodified Xbox. Currently, an Xbox must be outfitted with a "mod chip"--a gray-market add-on that overrides security features in the console--to run Linux or any other unapproved software. Microsoft has pursued a variety of legal and technical means to thwart mod chips, on the grounds that the devices aid software piracy.

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