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Gates on Digital Restrictions Technologies
doormat writes "According to this article, Gates says you can choose not to use the new secure PC technology that they're developing. Is that going to be a choice like being a vegetarian, or like choosing not to eat at all?" There's also a short piece about DRM and Linux, which is a follow-up to Linus on DRM.
However I can't help but start reading DRM differently.
;)
Digital Rights Management
Digital Restrictions Masochism
Same diff really.
Oh, and as an opinion, he expects us not to eat.
Karma: Chameleon (mostly due to the fact that you come and go).
You'll know you've opted out when your start button is greyed out, and the mouseover text reads "You have chosen not to use certain features that will greatly enhance your computing experience. This function will be unavailable until you opt to use our 'My File Tracking' feature."
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
The technology has raised eyebrows not only for the absolute control it would grant such creators of digital content as music and movie companies but also because it is being driven by Microsoft, which has a reputation for strong-arming the computer industry.
And the next nominee for "Understatement of the Year" is... Matthew Fordahl, of the Associated Press!
Then you've got a really big ugly paperweight, but again, this is your choice.
Choice is a good thing.
>Gates says you can choose not to use the new secure PC technology
Thank you Bill Gates my master borg!
Can I choose not to use Windows(tm) too ?
As the well-informed geeks that we are, we are quite aware of the fact that it's perfectly possible to run a secure operating system and maintain it in a good way without DRM in the manner advertised.
However, I can predict that M$ will make a valiant effort to try to persuade the public into thinking that not being part of their Next Generation Secure Computing Base will put them at some kind of immediate risk. The only real risk I can think of here will be the credit given to you if you choose not to run a trusted operating system.
"Hello, I'd like support for M$ Cock-In-Yo-Ass V6 please"
"Are you using NGSCB?"
"No"
"We need you to be running a trusted operating system so that we can remotely assist you, sir."
*Dial tone*
This movement won't be a good thing.
With MS' monopoly on the world, opting out might very well turn one into a modern day TechnoAmish(tm).
Trolling is a art,
He's just telling you that the people who own/create the media have the choice to protect it or not.
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Never! Wake On LAN h4ck3rz unite!
Hmmm...They finally have gotten uniforms in line with the corporate culture...
Thank God Steve Jobs is a vegan...
Digitally Restrictive Monopoly
He wants us to pick between Krusty's deadly Rib-wich made of animal-like products and starvation.
Developers: We can use your help.
I think I just decided to buy a Mac.
And the masses cried out, "09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0!"
When you get to second grade maybe your teacher will let you look at the dictionary and you'll learn that an analogy is a comparison based upon similarity in some areas between things which are not similar overall.
Yes automobiles are dissimilar to DRM. That's why an analogy can be made between the parts that are in fact similar.
if ($article_text =~ /\b(drm)\b/i) /\b(microsoft|gates)\b/i) /\b(mac|jobs|os x)\b/i) /\b(linu[xs])\b/i)
{
if ($article_text =~
{
$reply_text = random_reply({include_key_phrases => "die", "M$", "sucks", "end of the world"]});
}
elsif ($article_text =~
{
$reply_text = random_reply({ include_key_phrases => "expensive", "hip", "iTunes", "God"]});
}
elsif ($article_text =~
{
$reply_text = random_reply({include_key_phrases => ["choice", "freedom", "ReiserFS", "beer"]});
}
}
Just raise the taxes on crack.
Only terrorists will want to opt out.
---- The above post was generated by the Turing Institute. Maybe.
track7.org has all kinds of interesting stuff!
ideally, while performing this operation, you'd pretend you're Arnold in Total Recall pulling that tracing device out of his nose. :)
Just raise the taxes on crack.
/* I'm telling you guys -- stock up on fast systems now, while you can. Get all your computer purchasing out of the way this year, and skip the whole DRM thing entirely. If you're *really* forced to, you can always buy a cheapo, 500.00 box/appliance down the road (just for DRM purposes) and code on your *good* pre-Palladium machines. */
;)
And thank you, Mr. Grove. Trying to get your volumes up this quarter?
If you were me, you'd be good lookin'. - six string samurai
I figured you weren't serious, but it's still worrying that they could arrange everything so that even the traces handling the secure data are inaccessible. It'd be neat doing a man-in-the-middle attack on your own motherboard, though. :)
It's going to be crazy when in the 'Free World' (tm) the only way to get a computer system that doesn't spy on you or try and control your life is to purchase it from the Communists in China...
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