Originally posted by googe
Incorrect. For a ps2 where what you can do is limited, yes. Thats not what they are for on an xbox. On an xbox, it lets you run unsigned code. This allows:
1) Playing movies and music on your xbox, using something like xbox media player
2) Playing homebrew software (several free, self-supporting alternatives to xbox live)
3) Installing emulators, allowing you to play your old snes and nes classics on your xbox
4) Running one of the many distributions of linux made specifically for the xbox
5) Loading your own games to the HD, so you dont have load time every time you walk in to a new building or start a new level (VERY handy in games like morrowind, or sega gt 2002 where it has to load for about 10 seconds just navigating to other menus)
etc. There is plenty to do without violating copyright law. [/B]