XBox Linux Wants MS Approval

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The team working on getting the Linux operating system to run on Microsoft's XBox has made a bizarre plea to the software giant - requesting that it support their efforts by digitally signing the operating system so that it can run on unmodified XBoxes.

The programmers working on XBox Linux, therefore, have sent an open letter to Microsoft requesting that the company digitally sign their project - in effect, applying the encrypted tag which tells XBoxes that it's okay to run the software. The letter cites recent anti-trust cases against the software giant, and accuses XBox of being a similar case because it cannot run software which is not approved by Microsoft.