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Re: Bug#270974: ITP: linux-xbox -- Xbox support in Linux



On Fri, Sep 24, 2004 at 08:22:03PM +0200, Frank Gevaerts wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 24, 2004 at 11:54:46AM -0400, Daniel Burrows wrote:
> > 
> >   My understanding, though, is that it doesn't matter WHY you're circumventing
> > the controls that stop you from booting anything else on the XBox; just that 
> > you are circumventing them.  An unlicensed DVD player without a "rip" or 
> > "copy" option is still illegal here because it has to bypass the 
> > market-protection mechanisms of the MPAA, even though it can't actually be 
> > used for copyright infringement.
> 
> Is it still illegal if it can't play dvds ? Xbox linux can't play xbox
> games, even legal ones, afaik

You can do anything with GNU/Linux on Xbox that you could do with GNU/Linux
on a PC or any other platform.  No more, no less.

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