Sony's PlayStation 3 supports Linux: Yellow Dog Linux 5.0 to run on PS3

[Dave]

Sony's Kutaragi gave the rumor mill plenty of fodder by speculating that multiple operating systems were being mulled over for use in the PlayStation 3, and eventually Sony posted an article confirming its interest in both OS X and Linux options. Now it appears that we just might have a winner. Terra Soft's website proudly displays that the forthcoming version of Yellow Dog Linux "supports the PlayStation 3 console," and leaves hints that we might see a few sweet video demonstrations in the near future. While intricate details about the the OS's compatibility with the sure-to-be-scarce console are still few and far between, we're expecting it to drop "in mid-November" to presumably coincide with the November PS3 launch dates -- but at least pulling strings to get your name on a less-than-assuring pre-order list probably won't be necessary here.

http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/17/y...-playstation-3

[Casey]

very cool. This should actually be useful unlike the Linux attempt on the PS2. People will be able to download this for free and save it on the PS3 hard drive.

Also the PS3 will support any USB keyboard (not sure about mouse yet) but still it will be much easier to operate with equipment most users already have.

The real question is whether they will make the bluray drive available to be accessed from within the OS. If so there should be some very interesting homebrew software/games available.