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Microsoft Windows Media Player Encryption Hacked
NubKnacker writes "Here we go again. The Register has the story about the encryption in Windows Media Player being hacked by DVD Jon. From the article: 'Jon Lech Johansen has reverse engineered a proprietary algorithm, which is used to wrap Media Player NSC files and ostensibly protect them from hackers sniffing for the media's source IP address, port or stream format. He has also made a decoder available." This has been pending for some time now. Do you see a reason to install Windows/WMP just to be able to view a webcast?"
FTFA - "It's more likely that the purpose is to prevent competing media players from supporting the NSC format," he observed.
Exactly right... Why don't they just leave this kind of thing open for everyone to impliment with their own player and let the best player win? Argh!
"Do you see a reason to install Windows/WMP just to be able to view a webcast?"
Well sure!!!
But I've already installed Windows for its lovely properties of stability, speed, and beauty.
Expect some Louisiana military relief effort units to be redeployed soon to Norway, for a Search-and-Destroy operation aimed at Jon!!!
Article from theregister.com
Norway's best known IT export, DVD Jon...
Awsome. I didnt know they were exporting those. I wonder how high they tax. I want one.
Girl in the wild west: "DVD Jon, you're my hero!"
DVD Jon (disguised as the Lone Ranger): "Stay here, it's not over yet" (gets out revolver)
Man, I need to stop watching TV...
Linus: You know, before I answer any more questions there's something I wanted to say. Having received all your letters over the years, and I've spoken to many of you, and some of you have traveled... y'know... hundreds of miles to be here, I'd just like to say... GET A LIFE, will you people? I mean, for crying out loud, it's just an operating system! I mean, look at you, look at the way you're dressed! You've turned an enjoyable little job, that I did as a lark for a few years, into a COLOSSAL WASTE OF TIME!
[ a crowd of shocked and dismayed slashdotters.... ]
I mean, how old are you people? What have you done with yourselves?
[ to CmdrTaco ] You, you must be almost 30... have you ever kissed a girl?
[ CmdrTaco hangs his head ]
Maybe Linus is just bitter cause he doesn't have a low UID
[Fuck Beta]
o0t!
Could be, but this is Microsoft he's now diddling with. Their approach could be either Open the Bucket o' Lawyers or Come up with a new Windows Media format, ecoding, etc.
Some say as soon as someone figures out Microsoft's strategy, it will immediately be replaced by a new one even more confusing and inexplicable. Others say this has already happened.
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
Bucket of Lawyers? I thought lawyers came in cans? Maybe it's a costco thing. Guess I need to get a costco card again...