Matsushita & Sony: Linux development for digital devices

[Vince]

Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic) and Sony on December 18 announced an agreement to jointly develop a Linux platform for digital home electronic devices.

The collaboration will target audio-visual products to provide shorter start-up times and improved response, said the companies in a joint statement. The source code will be made to available to the public for free.

The two companies are considering the establishment of a forum group based on the results of this co-development, with other electronics companies supporting this idea including Hitachi, IBM, NEC Electronics, Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung Electronics, and Sharp.

http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/Article.asp?datePublish=2002/12/19&pages=PR&seq=201


Interesting development; at GDC 2002, Okomoto spoke and as in the slides I... (thanks bud) We posted showed, Linux was to be the base of the so-called Cell OS.

This is becomming interesting.

 

[cybamerc]

M$ knew this would happen. It's the only reason the Xbox was made.

 

[London Geezer]

well i dont think that was the ONLY reason the Xbox was made, but yeah it's becoming more and more interesting............

 

[JF_Aidan_Pryde]

Panasonic and Sony working together