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RMS Urges Opposition to "Trusted Computing"

Posted by michael on from the newspeak dept.

Andy Tai writes "In this Newsforge article, Richard Stallman analyzes the "Trusted Computing" initiative and Microsoft's Palladium, points out that such initiatives are really means to ensure your computer can be trusted by Microsoft and Hollywood (you can't do things they don't want), and urges computer users to organize, to support the Public Knowledge and the Digital Speech projects and to use their consumer power to block "Trusted Computing" in its tracks."

10 of 511 comments (clear)

  1. Re:lol by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    LOL, I like yr sig. I will probably steal it at some point. ;)

  2. first post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    yay!

  3. Racial Profiling by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    why the hell are they profiling by pulling over white vans and not black vans. This is a disgusting racial profiling tactic. Where are assholes like ACLU when you need them?

  4. RMS ate my balls! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Munch munch

    mmm...balls!

    so open and free!

    BALLS!

  5. Re:Misinterpreted by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    how the f was that funny??
    someone change it to -1 stupidity

  6. Re:Waitasecond... This is RMS we're talking about. by mishac · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why is this comment moderated as 0 Flamebait, but a very similar comment made 1 minute earlier got (justifiably) modded as 4 Funny?

  7. So how do I become a GNUdist? by Subcarrier · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'm eager to try this freedom of sharing. Also, how might I find a good GNUdist beach?

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    "I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them." -- George H. W. Bush
  8. Re:Rise up geeks of the world! by alaeth · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Moderators... mod the parent up... it was funny, not offtopic.

    Sheesh

    Someone let the monkeys loose with the mod points again.

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    Sig goes here.
  9. Re:lol by dogfart · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Why? It's the most powerful substance known to humanity.

    --

    "dope will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no dope"

  10. Re:Listen up, square by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I am? Not sure if you use drugs? But? Peeling band-aids can hurt? Really would you use drugs that make you see grey?