Sony, Linux and the PS2.
Sony has confirmed that they are indeed working on a version of Linux for their Playstation 2 game console, but it will only be compatible with Japanese versions of the console at this stage. According to Sony, the move is in response to consumer pressure, which has included online petitions. Users will receive a hard drive with built-in 10Mbit Ethernet socket that will plug into the console's PCMCIA slot, a mouse and a keyboard, as well as a PS2-compatible version of the popular open source operating system. The PS2 Linux Kit will cost the equivalent of about $200 and will go on sale in June 2001. As a Linux fan (who isn't into PS2) this certainly rates quite high on my 'thats-pretty-damn-cool' scale. :)
