The DVDs you get with the linux kit, contain all necessary hardware documentation. /Carsten David Christensen wrote: > Kevin: > > Kevin D. Kissell <kevink@mips.com> wrote on linux-mips@oss.sgi.com: > > The Sony PS2 Linux kit has been shipping for nearly... > > If the PS2 is an open source platform, I would like to know that. > However, I do not see Sony on the OSI approved license list: > > http://www.opensource.org/licenses/index.php > > So, let me get out my soap box... > > When people say "Open Source", the first thing that comes to mind is > software. But, this is only one half of the equation. The hardware > must also be "open", or the concept doesn't work. First, because > attempting to write systems software without complete and accurate > hardware documentation is an exercise in reverse engineering. The > community can better spend its time on documented hardware. Second, and > more importantly, because any intellectual property (IP) encumbrance > will make the results pointless in the marketplace. > > Closed hardware breaks the community development model. Vendors who > provide a Linux distribution but keep their hardware proprietary cannot > honestly claim "Open Source". Vendors who fully disclose and freely > license both their hardware and software have embraced "Open Source". > As consumers, we vote with our dollars. As engineers, we further one > cause or the other by our education, employment, and personal project > choices. > > David Christensen > dpchrist@holgerdanske.com -- _ _ ____ ___ Carsten Langgaard Mailto:carstenl@mips.com |\ /|||___)(___ MIPS Denmark Direct: +45 4486 5527 | \/ ||| ____) Lautrupvang 4B Switch: +45 4486 5555 TECHNOLOGIES 2750 Ballerup Fax...: +45 4486 5556 Denmark http://www.mips.com
