Why are game systems OS being based off BSD and not GNU/linux?

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2017-03-10 12:56:31 Post No.
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Anonymous 2017-03-10 12:56:31 Post No. [Report]

Why are game systems OS being based off BSD and not GNU/linux?

>PS3
>PS4
>Nintendo switch

GNU/linux has games on computer oh wait..
GNU/linux is secure oh wait..

Anonymous 2017-03-10 12:58:53 Post No.59325575
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Anonymous 2017-03-10 12:58:53 Post No.59325575 [Report]

BSD license is a free for all. Sony and Nintendo have no obligation to submit changes.

Anonymous 2017-03-10 01:06:17 Post No.59325685
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Anonymous 2017-03-10 01:06:17 Post No.59325685 [Report]

>>59325575
This. Do your research before you start bitching about how GNU/Linux lacks games and lacks security.

>Hey guys, we shouldn't FOSS our software because it will make it easier for people to audit and find exploits to mess with online games and enable piracy. It could also give them a mechanism to install a modified OS.

>Well, we obviously can't use GNU/Linux, and we don't want to write an entire OS, porting the graphics stack for this card to it...

>Hey, let's use FreeBSD!
>Sounds good, checks all the boxes.

Why are game systems OS being based off BSD and not GNU/linux?

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