I wouldn't say it's entirely unrelated, my first thought when I saw the headline...

aclarry on May 29, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: PS4-5.05-Kernel-Exploit: A fully implemented kerne...

I wouldn't say it's entirely unrelated, my first thought when I saw the headline was "does this mean we can run unrestricted GNU/Linux on PS4 now?" ;p