[yellowdog-announce] Terra Soft to Provide Linux for the Sony PLAYSTATION 3: Press Release 17 October 2006

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TERRA SOFT TO PROVIDE LINUX FOR THE SONY PLAYSTATION 3

LOVELAND, Colorado - 17 October 2006 - Terra Soft is proud to announce Yellow 
Dog Linux v5.0 for PLAYSTATION®3 from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. 
(SCEI).

Yellow Dog Linux v5.0, Terra Soft's next generation Linux operating system for 
Power will support PLAYSTATION 3, providing an end-user experience far 
surpassing previous versions. Through an aggressive, rapid co-development 
project conducted by Carsten Haitzler and the Enlightenment development team, 
Yellow Dog Linux v5.0, built upon Fedora Core 5, now integrates the next 
generation "E17" desktop in order to provide an unprecedented level of 
function and interface aesthetic. Designed for users of all ages and all 
levels of experience, Yellow Dog Linux v5.0 is Terra Soft's most advanced 
distribution to date.

"We have worked closely with the energetic, determined E17 team to bring this 
advanced graphical user interface to a state of interface euphoria. It's not 
about eye candy and unnecessary special effects, it's about finding balance 
between a lean, uncluttered desktop and a personal environment that is both 
familiar and powerful. E17 is simply the most incredible thing I have ever 
used --with any operating system," states Cesar Delgado, System Administrator 
for Terra Soft.

Owen Stampflee, Lead Software Engineer of Terra Soft Solutions expresses, 
"From the days of the Commodore 64 to modern overclocked and water cooled 
home computers, a battle has raged between dedicated game boxes and home 
computers for highest quality game play. PLAYSTATION 3 provides an industry 
first, exceptional Linux OS experience ... and Terra Soft the first Linux OS. 
I am proud to have played a part in this development."

Under basic agreement with SCEI, Terra Soft was granted a unique opportunity 
to develop and bring to market a complete Linux OS for the Sony PLAYSTATION 
3. In development of Yellow Dog Linux v5.0, Terra Soft integrated and 
enhanced code from Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Sony Group, and Fedora in 
order to offer the following:
- kernel 2.6.16
- gcc 3.4.4 and glibc 2.4
- Cell SDK 1.1
- OpenOffice.org 2.0.2
- FireFox 1.5.0 and Thunderbird 1.5.0
- Nautilus 2.1.4
... and a suite of Personal Accessories, Development Tools; Sound & Video, 
Internet, and Networking applications.

A single-click installer enables absolutely anyone to install without 
instruction. Post-install, the default suite of applications presents an 
intuitive, self-guided means of exploring Linux without the confusion of 
multiple applications in the same family. An Advanced installer mode enables 
selection from greater than fifteen hundred packages, as is expected from a 
complete Linux distribution.

PLAYSTATION 3 is an advanced computer system designed to provide next 
generation computer entertainment contents in the home, incorporating the 
state-of-the-art Cell microprocessor with super computer like power.

As a guest of IBM at the annual SC2006 tradeshow, Nov 13-16, Tampa, Florida, 
Terra Soft will showcase Yellow Dog Linux v5.0, Y-HPC v2.0 beta, and Y-Bio 
v1.1. Yellow Dog Linux v5.0 for PLAYSTATION 3 will be made available through 
YDL.net Enhanced accounts, through the Terra Soft on-line Store, retailers, 
and public mirrors world-wide.


About Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
As the recognized leader in Linux for Power since 1999, Terra Soft provides 
turn-key integrated solutions built upon IBM and Mercury systems, board 
support packages for Power OEMs, and develops cross-architecture Linux 
applications for high performance computing. As an IBM Business Partner, 
Mercury and Apple VAR, Terra Soft provides turnkey HPC systems. Terra Soft 
develops Yellow Dog Linux, an historic 32/64-bit Linux OS for the Power 
architecture and first to market with support for the Cell processor; the 
Y-HPC cluster construction; and Y-Bio, a cross-architecture gene sequence 
analysis suite for both workstations and clusters.

For more information, visit www.terrasoftsolutions.com


PLAYSTATION is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. 
Power is a trademark of IBM. YDL, Y-HPC, and Y-Bio are trademarks of Terra 
Soft Solutions. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Additional 
product and company names mentioned may be trademarks and/or registered 
trademarks of their respective holders. 


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