Looks like booting linux on the ps3 is more or less easy once you figure out the right kernel and the right configuration.
So far http://whitesanjuro.googlepages.com/ got the system booting first using the .16 sources while others acting as guineapig are help me figuring out what is missing and what to do about ps3 and more recent kernels.
Hopefully newlib fixes to build with gcc-fsf will get committed soon and people could start playing with spu coding using the mainline gcc.
there are two new section on powerdeveloper
http://www.powerdeveloper.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=49
http://www.powerdeveloper.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=50
I hope to get some success post and/or inquiries there =)
That’s all for today