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Run Linux on the Wii? Oh, WiiLi

It seems like a point of pride for hackers these days to port Linux onto any game console. We've already got versions of the ultra-portable operating system for the PS2, Xbox and GameCube. Now, days before its release, there is already a Wiki devoted to porting Linux on to the Wii.

The WiiLi project, as it's being called, hopes to expand the Wii's functionality with USB mouse/keyboard support, MAME emulation, OpenOffice document creation, and more features of a standard computer. Of course there is no known way to hack into the Wii yet, but the page is optimistic about the chances because of the system's GameCube-like architecture.

With Sony supporting and official version of Linux for the PS3 and the community hard at work on an Xbox 360 version, it seems like it's only a matter of time before the next generation of systems all run the ubiquitous OS. Will you be installing it on your next game console?

[Thanks Rayek]

Tags: linux, wii

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