Terra Soft Solutions' Yellow Dog Linux v.5.0 being announced for the Sony PlayStation 3 in addition to Apple Macintosh Computers has been news catching much attention over the last 3-4 months. Here we present 3 of the more important articles about the home use of this machine. (It is also being used as cluster nodes for super-computing).
Help Get Flash Player 9 on the PPC Linux distributions — Adobe needs to hear from you!

Flash Player 9 Beta is now available for Linux, but not for the Power (PPC) architecture. Fortunately, Adobe offers a 'feature request' form. Kai Staats, CEO of Terra Soft Solutions, makers of "Made-for-Macs" Yellow Dog Linux asks each and every one of you to submit your request for Flash for Yellow Dog Linux in order to showcase the strength of our user base with enthusiasm for the forthcoming Yellow Dog Linux v5.0 for Apple Macintosh PPC and Sony PlayStation 3 computers.

See details at http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/pipermail/yellowdog-announce/2006-October/000129.html

Ken Kutaragi talks to Kai Staats about PS3's Linux distro, YDL v.5.0

Said Staats of the do-all set-top box, “I cannot emphasize enough that the PS3 is designed for Linux and far more than a game box. Personally, I plan to remove my home DVD and CD decks and use instead a PS3 attached with my home theater for DVD, CD, MP3, and home computer — attached to a 5:1 14 speaker system with HD LCD. Elegant, simple, and powerful.”

http://playstation3-homebrew.blogspot.com/2006/11/yellow-dog-linux-50-on-playstation-3.html

Interview: How Yellow Dog Linux 5 transforms the Sony PlayStation 3 into a powerful home computer

“With our operating system, the Playstation could very easily be your home CD player, DVD player, MP3 player and home computer, as well as a great game box,” said Terra Soft CEO Kai Staats of the PS3, “This is not an application-limited appliance, this is a full-blown computer. There is no issue of ‘can it do this or that?’ It can do everything.”

http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061018/BUSINESS/610180339