time2lose@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agoPS5 Linux dev quits after "the only hypervisor bug left" was reported to Sonywww.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1112cross-posted to: linux@sh.itjust.worksgaming@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1112external-linkPS5 Linux dev quits after "the only hypervisor bug left" was reported to Sonywww.gamingonlinux.comtime2lose@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agomessage-square19fedilinkcross-posted to: linux@sh.itjust.worksgaming@lemmy.zip
minus-squaredjdarren@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·16 days agoI really, really wish that there were laws that forced companies to allow people to unlock their devices once they lose support. Sony don’t make any money from PS3s any more, so why not allow people to unlock them and tinker?
minus-squareBillegh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·16 days agoProbably because there is stuff inside that Sony is licensing and can’t share access to since they had to pay. Like h264.
minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·14 days agoI’m sure they licensed stuff for their own os, but why does that mean we can’t install Linux?
minus-squareBillegh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·14 days agoIt doesn’t, but we aren’t dealing with sensible people here.
minus-squaremuusemuuse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 days agoI don’t know why I had assumed Sony was still using CRIADX etc
I really, really wish that there were laws that forced companies to allow people to unlock their devices once they lose support. Sony don’t make any money from PS3s any more, so why not allow people to unlock them and tinker?
Probably because there is stuff inside that Sony is licensing and can’t share access to since they had to pay. Like h264.
I’m sure they licensed stuff for their own os, but why does that mean we can’t install Linux?
It doesn’t, but we aren’t dealing with sensible people here.
I don’t know why I had assumed Sony was still using CRIADX etc