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TCPA Support in Linux

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the trust-no-1-or-something dept.

kempokaraterulz writes "Linux Journal is reporting that "The Trusted Computing Platform Alliance has published open specifications for a security chip and related software interfaces.". In the latest Gentoo Newsletter they talk about a possible 'Trusted Gentoo', and possible uses for hardware level security."

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  1. As sad as it is by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    To have to burst your bubble of uninformed zealotry, there are plenty of good uses for trusted computing and DRM that do no interfere with your quest to get 'fr33 musicz 4 life' or whatever. Not all of this technology is for companies like the RIAA to protect copyrights, despite what Slashbots would have everyone think.