Hacker George Hotz apologized to the Linux community

As we reported yesterday, in the new version of the firmware for the PlayStation 3, which will be released on April 1, the menu for installing alternative operating systems will disappear. Representatives of the company in the corporate blog explained that this is done for security purposes.

The story caused an unexpectedly large resonance. For example, 2211 comments have already been posted to this post on the Sony USA blog. And George Hotz himself in his blog apologized to the Linux community for the fact that the exploit he made (the first in the history for PS3) caused such unpleasant consequences.

With the new firmware, we will not be able to install the Linux distribution and turn the game console into a normal personal computer. But the Open Platform for PS3 - what a good initiative! Directly on the Sony website were links to the distributions of Yellow Dog Linux, OpenSUSE, Fedora, Ubuntu and explained how to install them. After installing Linux, you could do the most incredible things with the console: from connecting a Wii remote to installing pirated games.

However, the release of the first ever exploit for the PS3 a little earlier this year made Sony take such measures.
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via Technologizer