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LinuxDevices: PlayStation 3 Support Now Standard in Linux 2.4

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“Sony-contributed patches aimed at adding machine-specific
features for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) have been merged into the
stable 2.4.20 kernel tree. The patches should greatly simplify
maintaining Linux kernels for the PS3, which is already supported
under Linux by at least one distribution.

“Linux gained generic support for the Cell processor, on which
the PS3 is based, with the 2.6.13 release in June of 2005…”

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