GP2X GPL Issues Resolved

Chief Gizmateer, of RealTechNews writes:

A couple of week’s ago I brought up the question [RealTechNews link]: “have consumers finally got feed up with proprietary systems such as the PSP and want the freedom an open-source system such as the GP2X provides?”

The GP2X refers to Gamepark’s GP2X which is a new dual core (ARM920T Host Processor - ARM940T Video Coprocessor) portable machine running on Linux and encouraging anyone to develop emulators, games, applications, practically anything for this device. While I stoked the fires of being a PSP Killer (there sure were a lot of comments!), the device appeals really to a completely different set of users. For instance, if you want to play games similar to WipeOut and Tiger Woods and would love to be tied to buying UMD versions of DVDs, the Sony Playstation Portable is for you (ok, I have a PSP and love the games, but the UMD movies really urk me). Otherwise, if MAME is more of your gaming platform and you prefer more of homebrew type games and applications including e-book viewer and video/photo/music players, the Gamepark GP2X is for you (ok, I want one of these too).

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