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Abstract

The case of the Xbox- Linux Project explores the work of a heterogeneous user community. Skilled hackers and non-skilled users participate fruitfully in a shared project and knowledge transfer is enabled through the production of tutorials and a grassroots help service. The Xbox-Linux case is different from the XDK case with respect to motivation. The project thrived on the ongoing dispute between the Linux community and Microsoft. Furthermore, it is an exemplary case of corporate design limiting the affordances of a software-based product. The Xbox- Linux project uncloaked the suppressed potential of the video game console Xbox to turn itself into a personal computer.