Lindows Chief Funds Xbox Hack
News Michael Robertson, chief executive of software company Lindows, has revealed himself as the formerly anonymous donor of $200,000 (£125,000) in prize money in a contest to translate the Linux operating system to Microsoft's Xbox video game console.
[January 3, 2003, 7:49]
University To Challenge Copyright Laws
News Kate Bartlett, the law school's dean, said she could not reveal the name of the donor. Duke University's law school has received an anonymous $1m gift to fund advocacy and research aimed at curtailing the recent expansion of copyright law.
[September 5, 2002, 10:31]
Xbox Gets Linux System Software
News Xbox Linux recently received a grant of a total of $200,000 (about £128,000) from an anonymous donor, which was awarded to developers for completing various parts of the project, culminating in the ability to boot Linux on the machine from a CD-ROM.
[July 29, 2002, 13:04]
Linux Kernel Makes Xbox Appearance
News An anonymous donor has contributed $200,000 (about £128,000) to be parcelled out to programmers who successfully complete the various stages of the project. The Xbox Linux Project, a volunteer effort aimed at running the Linux operating system on...
[August 13, 2002, 15:55]
Xbox Transformed Into Linux PC
News An anonymous donor has pledged to dole out a total of $200,000 (about £128,000) for the completion of various parts of the project. A group of programmers have managed to turn Microsoft's Xbox gaming console -- which is built on standard components...
[September 3, 2002, 13:38]
Programmer Puts Penguin On Xbox
News An anonymous donor recently offered $200,000 (about £140,000) for various stages in the Xbox Linux project, with $100,000 for finding a software-only Linux solution. A German programmer says he has made the first step towards running the Linux...
[July 8, 2002, 15:25]
Xbox Linux Project Gets $200,000 Developer Lure
News A software development project aimed at getting the Linux operating system to run on Xbox received a boost on Monday, when an unnamed donor agreed to pay successful contributors a total of $200,000 (about £140,000).
[July 2, 2002, 16:21]
