[ydl-gen] No video hardware acceleration on PS3

[Derick Centeno]

Then as this is most likely the case, one must consider the fact that 
Sony's effort is proprietary.  Note that the client is renamed as being 
"for" the Folding @ Home network also note the Terms of Use at the 
bottom of that page.  Everyone should read the documents there very 
carefully.  In my reading, there is no way that what SCE has published 
there is anywhere to be considered as GPL.  If you care to consider the 
question yourself, you are welcome to refer to the Open Source 
Initiative which defines what open source means here:

http://www.opensource.org/

I'm pretty sure that after a good review there can be agreement in the 
YDL community that what Sony and it's affiliates intend is not anywhere 
close to what the common definition of open source means.  If this is 
clear, then it is also clear that NO portion of the GameOS or software 
running within or on or with any interface with it can be considered 
open source nor can it be reverse-engineered, hacked or otherwise 
studied without violating Sony's licenses as written.

This means that what is developed within YDL and the GameOS will be 
forever separate developments.  What is developed within YDL will be and 
remain open source.  What is developed to run within the Game OS and 
associated programs -- such as Cure at Playstation3, will be and remain 
proprietary.

The one possible exception would be if and only if Sony developed it's 
own variant of open source license structure as IBM, Apple and other's have.
Such a development could happen potentially in the future.

However, it does not exist now and nothing approaching open source, 
exists currently within the currently published Terms of Use listed on 
that page, in my view.
The code within Cure at Playstation3 therefore is off-limits, in my view.
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Warren Nagourney wrote:
> Of course it uses the GameOS, but even so, couldn't one examine the  
> code and determine how it "calls" the RSX? (The code could be  
> accessed via Linux).
>
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> On Dec 1, 2006, at 4:04 PM, Derick Centeno wrote:
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>> The link discussing Folding @ Home running on the PS3 is located here:
>>
>> http://research.scea.com/2006-09-cureatps3/cureatps3.html
>>
>> This version of Folding @ Home works unlike any other previous version
>> of the .... at Home series of scientific projects many have run on their
>> computers.  The client once installed and enabled "will connect to the
>> Folding @ Home network when the PS3 is powered on, but not used."   
>> What
>> this actually means in practice is not elaborated upon.  The article
>> does mention that testing and further optimization of this client  
>> continues.
>>
>> The article doesn't clarify which operating system the client will  
>> work
>> within.   However, it is not unreasonable to infer that as SCE (Sony
>> Computer Entertainment) developed the client (Cure at PLAYSTATION3) the
>> operating system will most likely the Sony GameOS.
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>> We will have to wait for an explicit clarification.
>>
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