Official-YellowDog Linux and Firefox will run on PS3

[Spirit of War]

Terra Soft to Provide Linux for the Sony PLAYSTATION®3.

LOVELAND, Colorado - 17 October 2006 - Terra Soft is proud to announce Yellow Dog Linux v5.0 for PLAYSTATION®3 from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI).

Yellow Dog Linux v5.0, Terra Soft's next generation Linux operating system for Power will support PLAYSTATION 3, providing an end-user experience far surpassing previous versions. Through an aggressive, rapid co-development project conducted by Carsten Haitzler and the Enlightenment development team, Yellow Dog Linux v5.0, built upon Fedora Core 5, now integrates the next generation "E17" desktop in order to provide an unprecedented level of function and interface aesthetic. Designed for users of all ages and all levels of experience, Yellow Dog Linux v5.0 is Terra Soft's most advanced distribution to date.

"We have worked closely with the energetic, determined E17 team to bring this advanced graphical user interface to a state of interface euphoria. It's not about eye candy and unnecessary special effects, it's about finding balance between a lean, uncluttered desktop and a personal environment that is both familiar and powerful. E17 is simply the most incredible thing I have ever used --with any operating system," states Cesar Delgado, System Administrator for Terra Soft.

Owen Stampflee, Lead Software Engineer of Terra Soft Solutions expresses, "From the days of the Commodore 64 to modern overclocked and water cooled home computers, a battle has raged between dedicated game boxes and home computers for highest quality game play. PLAYSTATION 3 provides an industry first exceptional Linux OS experience ... and Terra Soft the first Linux OS. I am proud to have played a part in this development."

Under basic agreement with SCEI, Terra Soft was granted a unique opportunity to develop and bring to market a complete Linux OS for the Sony PLAYSTATION 3. In development of Yellow Dog Linux v5.0, Terra Soft integrated and enhanced code from Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Sony Group, and Fedora in order to offer the following:
- kernel 2.6.16
- gcc 3.4.4 and glibc 2.4
- Cell SDK 1.1
- OpenOffice.org 2.0.2
- FireFox 1.5.0 and Thunderbird 1.5.0
- Nautilus 2.1.4
... and a suite of Personal Accessories, Development Tools; Sound & Video, Internet, and Networking applications.

A single-click installer enables absolutely anyone to install without instruction. Post-install, the default suite of applications presents an intuitive, self-guided means of exploring Linux without the confusion of multiple applications in the same family. An Advanced installer mode enables selection from greater than fifteen hundred packages, as is expected from a complete Linux distribution.

PLAYSTATION 3 is an advanced computer system designed to provide next generation computer entertainment contents in the home, incorporating the state-of-the-art Cell microprocessor with super computer like power.

As a guest of IBM at the annual SC2006 tradeshow, Nov 13-16, Tampa, Florida, Terra Soft will showcase Yellow Dog Linux v5.0, Y-HPC v2.0 beta, and Y-Bio v1.1. Yellow Dog Linux v5.0 for PLAYSTATION 3 will be made available through YDL.net Enhanced accounts, through the Terra Soft on-line Store, retailers, and public mirrors world-wide.


About Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
As the recognized leader in Linux for Power since 1999, Terra Soft provides turn-key integrated solutions built upon IBM and Mercury systems, board support packages for Power OEMs, and develops cross-architecture Linux applications for high performance computing. As an IBM Business Partner, Mercury and Apple VAR, Terra Soft provides turnkey HPC systems. Terra Soft develops Yellow Dog Linux, an historic 32/64-bit Linux OS for the Power architecture and first to market with support for the Cell processor; the Y-HPC cluster construction; and Y-Bio, a cross-architecture gene sequence analysis suite for both workstations and clusters.
http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/ne...06-10-17.shtml

[Silverevilchao]

...so, I could essentially do on the PS3 what I already can do on my computer?

Regardless, I suppose that's a good feature...for anyone without a computer, that is.

Hm, looks like Sony is taking their motto "The PS3 ish a computah" to heart.

[cheese007]

Am I the only one who doesn't like the fact that consoles are becoming computers that can hook up to a TV? We buy consoles so we don't have to deal with all the crap PC users have to deal with when it comes to gaming.

[Descartes]

How can this be bad news? Heck, it's the news I was waiting for and it's FREE.

I'm so ready to "Play B3yond" now. (No matter how lame that sounds...)

[DarusGrey]

I'm actually looking forward to this a great deal.

I have a HTPC with alot of functionality hooked up to my hdtv now, if I can replace its functions with a much smaller, much silenter PS3, then I'm all for it.

Another interesting tidbit I only recently found out...

Several games will have functionality to actually *play* them with a KB and mouse.(Including unreal 2007).

[cheese007]

I just noticed it comes with Firefox. I'm happy now.

[Saiten-Genjo-Sanzo-Hosu]

I wonder how M$ will respond to this?

[DarusGrey]

They won't, they can't add windows to the 360 without competing with themselves and thier marketing partners.

Sony saw that, and its probably the only reason they did it, to eat at MS's core business.

(Imagine if PS3s take off and sell 100m+, Microsofts marketshare for windows could drop from 95% to high 60s)

[Descartes]

I'm actually looking forward to this a great deal.

I have a HTPC with alot of functionality hooked up to my hdtv now, if I can replace its functions with a much smaller, much silenter PS3, then I'm all for it.

Another interesting tidbit I only recently found out...

Several games will have functionality to actually *play* them with a KB and mouse.(Including unreal 2007).

For real??? OMG. Why can't they implement that kb+mouse thing on the 360? FPS would be so much better. It better be there in the next dashboard update.

Man the PS3 is finally worth every penny it costs. Now I can't decide if I should go with PS3 or PC for my bedroom.

[Tristan]

This was the card that was hidden in Sony's sleeve for so long.

Though some of us have predicted this long ago I'm glad it's finally official. The mighty hammer has struck down.