![In 2008 I bought a Sony PS3 for entertainment and, specifically, to run Linux using the "OtherOS" feature. Within a couple years Sony sneakily pushed an update to remove this functionality. 10 years later I finally received this litigation check in the mail. : r/linux In 2008 I bought a Sony PS3 for entertainment and, specifically, to run Linux using the "OtherOS" feature. Within a couple years Sony sneakily pushed an update to remove this functionality. 10 years later I finally received this litigation check in the mail. : r/linux](https://external-preview.redd.it/egqY2nUSgwqzd93wji25XSqGETMduFAk_IcWV3MQgm0.jpg?auto=webp&s=3e34af5a67a624d421982020f7950752879dc696)
In 2008 I bought a Sony PS3 for entertainment and, specifically, to run Linux using the "OtherOS" feature. Within a couple years Sony sneakily pushed an update to remove this functionality. 10 years later I finally received this litigation check in the mail. : r/linux
![Sony to remove the function to install OS such as Linux from PS3 of the conventional model - GIGAZINE Sony to remove the function to install OS such as Linux from PS3 of the conventional model - GIGAZINE](http://i.gzn.jp/img/2010/03/29/ps3_linux/ps3_linux.jpg)
Sony to remove the function to install OS such as Linux from PS3 of the conventional model - GIGAZINE
![PS3 owners could get $55 from Sony if they used the other OS feature that was removed - Hackinformer PS3 owners could get $55 from Sony if they used the other OS feature that was removed - Hackinformer](http://hackinformer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/OtherOs_PS3.jpg)