In all honesty I do not use Windows Vista on my desktop. That said, I absolutely love Windows Vista (not astroturfing). Why? Because of the new iteration of the Media Center. Granted, I never even see the desktop of the bloody OS, but hooked up to my TV it's great. In fact, if you don't think Vista Media Center looks and feels great I wonder if you've ever seen it.
And to top that off, the API's for coding extensions are just lovely as well.
Yes, absolutely. But there are some things that need to be dealt with first, one being how to prevent the efuse from being blown (prevents kernel from being downgraded).
s/For every device/for every DRM-infested-software/g *sigh*
But I must say I'm increasingly impressed with the people having a go at the XBox360 and the inventive ways they go about snooping pipelines and what-not. Thank [entity] MS gave them a challenge this time around:)
In the long run this wouldn't work anyway, at least not on PC's as we know them today. For every device released on the market (be it a media player or some software that types your thoughts) you'd have to plant new DRM in your box, think it would fly with normal users? Doubtful.
The other side of the coin would be if [they] implemented an API to insert new DRM into this protected environment on your motherboard... well, there you go again, back to square one.
The only way this DRM will actually work is to release hardware only products; and not even that is 100% safe. But hey, look at Xbox360, it's standing up good against the hackers. (Yes, you can still pirate the games, but that is not due to the XBox firmware being hacked, it's the DVD players).
I'm part of the beta of Joost and I'm not sure what the MOZILLA PUBLIC LICENSE 1.1 means in terms of distributing your source code, but there is MPL code in the distributed binary package.
So, what tickles me funny is if they have to open up the source due to this. Would Viacom mind?
Anyway, MPL might not mean that you have to share the source -- I can't be arsed to look it up.
This just occurred to me (call me slow), who came up with the abbreviation DRM? Somehow I doubt it was some random blogger. To state the obvious: the goal of the whole bloody concept has become to blur it. Read the words spelled out "Digital Rights Management". Whose rights? Who is managing? The only thing that is clear about it is the word "digital" but I count on the creativity of/.:ers to blur that part as well. As far as the regular Joe is concerned this could be something positive for him -- before doing any research, but why would he think he should?
Point is, in the case of the regular Joe half the battle is already lost, they have no bloody clue what DRM is, it's just another abbreviation along with DVD, HDDVD or whatever else that is `in' right now. For some twenty years DRM was referred to as "Copy Protection" because that is exactly what it is, by renaming it to some nonsensical abbreviation they have created a highway for easier acceptance.
But ah, it's not like it's the first time some industry does something like this...
And now we get to the point where I am considered troll: I do believe there are places where "DRM" is called for, anyone who posts it is all-through evil gets a page-down tap from me (it's usually long rants). Lately it has however been going out of line. Repeatedly.
On an ending note, all according to Google: 46,200,000 hits for DRM. 2,900,000 hits for "copy protection" (quotes included). God, I feel old.
Times have changed Our kids are getting worse They won't obey their parents They just want to fart and curse! Should we blame the government? Or blame society? Or should we blame the loss on pirac(eeee)?
1. Slashdot zealots are still using open source products... 2. Third World countries get better at using commercial software (for free)... 3. Big Western Corporations get better at protecting their software from piracy... 4. Third World countries get better at cracking said software... 5. Third World countries find themselves providing tech-support for western corporations...
I fail to see the news-worthiness of this (besides, it's a trendy thing to say on./ these days). Maybe because I'm not living in the US? I don't know, are they abusing their dominant position in the market here? I thought they were NEW in this market? If they don't think it's worth penetrating the entire market, oh well. Big deal.
This sounds like bad coding more than some browser-war.
But what you are describing has always been the case. Somehow we're doing just fine, and we're drowning in "corporate messages". There are non-obvious sponsorships in practically everything we see, read, hear. Is our world more cynical than it was before, say, the TV? No idea. But certainly not to the point where it is bothering me.
I'm almost inclined to say that the reason we think the world is more cynical is because the world is shrinking and more people gets to voice their opinion more easily. And we all know that a bland statement is going to go unnoticed if posted next to your faultfinding captious critic. So it's a selection we make to ourselves. The only difference now is that we select what is going to be seen (by digging, referring to other blogs etc), not the editor selecting the messages sent in to "letters to the editor".
Personally I have my doubts as to how many viewers/readers of these blogs actually stop to think whether they are genuine or not, moreover, I wonder how many actually cares. Personally I don't read any personal blogs of people I don't know unless they are of a more technical or "factual" nature (a simple example would be "AmigaOS 15 released, click here to get it!"). Now, these kind of topics are sure prone to be marketing stunts but chances are I don't even know about them then. Much less read them.
An exception is of course when I KNOW that it's a marketing stunt, then I might start reading it just for giggles.
And as always a lot of people will say something along the lines of "If there's money involved, look at it with a critical eye" now. Well, that kind of bollocks sure is true, but I think most of us actually DO look at it critically, without even knowing it.
To get to the point, I really have to ask the people who get upset at these kind of blogs to reevaluate their lives.
Slashdot Mirror
I'll bite.
Reading "Honestly, Slashdot these days..." then following your sig and see: "Francisco Mota is a 16 year old Portuguese college student..."
When was it better?
(Off topic. Got mod points? You CAN pretend that you did not see this one.)
sarcasm and cynicism are the hallmark of the weak mind, not the intelligent mind, contrary to popular belief [citation needed]
...to the point where some unlucky persons may be getting some every day.
:)
TFS makes it sound as if that is a bad thing.
Welcome to Slashdot, I guess.
Well, they could at least use the hugeurl equivalent of the link, just for the sake of it.
Took me ages to type that, so I made a tiny out of it. Aim to please.
Sounds like someone confused Media Center with Media Player?
In all honesty I do not use Windows Vista on my desktop. That said, I absolutely love Windows Vista (not astroturfing). Why? Because of the new iteration of the Media Center. Granted, I never even see the desktop of the bloody OS, but hooked up to my TV it's great. In fact, if you don't think Vista Media Center looks and feels great I wonder if you've ever seen it.
And to top that off, the API's for coding extensions are just lovely as well.
As for the rest? Oh well...
Yes, absolutely. But there are some things that need to be dealt with first, one being how to prevent the efuse from being blown (prevents kernel from being downgraded).
And if eBay refuses, ask the Mysterious Vladuz!
s/For every device/for every DRM-infested-software/g *sigh*
:)
But I must say I'm increasingly impressed with the people having a go at the XBox360 and the inventive ways they go about snooping pipelines and what-not. Thank [entity] MS gave them a challenge this time around
Cool stuff.
In the long run this wouldn't work anyway, at least not on PC's as we know them today. For every device released on the market (be it a media player or some software that types your thoughts) you'd have to plant new DRM in your box, think it would fly with normal users? Doubtful.
The other side of the coin would be if [they] implemented an API to insert new DRM into this protected environment on your motherboard... well, there you go again, back to square one.
The only way this DRM will actually work is to release hardware only products; and not even that is 100% safe. But hey, look at Xbox360, it's standing up good against the hackers. (Yes, you can still pirate the games, but that is not due to the XBox firmware being hacked, it's the DVD players).
Q: How many Australians does it take to screw out a light bulb?
A: 16. One to change the bulb and 15 to say "Good on yer, mate!"
They will never learn.
I'm part of the beta of Joost and I'm not sure what the MOZILLA PUBLIC LICENSE 1.1 means in terms of distributing your source code, but there is MPL code in the distributed binary package.
So, what tickles me funny is if they have to open up the source due to this. Would Viacom mind?
Anyway, MPL might not mean that you have to share the source -- I can't be arsed to look it up.
what else kind of evidence could there be before an attack is actually committed?
Oh, having a botnet of a few hundred zombies comes to mind...
This just occurred to me (call me slow), who came up with the abbreviation DRM? Somehow I doubt it was some random blogger. To state the obvious: the goal of the whole bloody concept has become to blur it. Read the words spelled out "Digital Rights Management". Whose rights? Who is managing? The only thing that is clear about it is the word "digital" but I count on the creativity of /.:ers to blur that part as well. As far as the regular Joe is concerned this could be something positive for him -- before doing any research, but why would he think he should?
Point is, in the case of the regular Joe half the battle is already lost, they have no bloody clue what DRM is, it's just another abbreviation along with DVD, HDDVD or whatever else that is `in' right now. For some twenty years DRM was referred to as "Copy Protection" because that is exactly what it is, by renaming it to some nonsensical abbreviation they have created a highway for easier acceptance.
But ah, it's not like it's the first time some industry does something like this...
And now we get to the point where I am considered troll: I do believe there are places where "DRM" is called for, anyone who posts it is all-through evil gets a page-down tap from me (it's usually long rants). Lately it has however been going out of line. Repeatedly.
On an ending note, all according to Google: 46,200,000 hits for DRM. 2,900,000 hits for "copy protection" (quotes included). God, I feel old.
Yeah. Sure.
Attention craving politicians...
Is there too much money involved if you were to ban, say DRM in all shapes and forms? It'd give you some attention too.
Poor Britney.
Times have changed
Our kids are getting worse
They won't obey their parents
They just want to fart and curse!
Should we blame the government?
Or blame society?
Or should we blame the loss on pirac(eeee)?
No...
Okay, a brand-new, just-released product has a bug. Why is this on Slashdot?
Had you said that in a Windows Vista thread you would have been modded troll faster than your mom could say "Eat your veggies!"
1. Slashdot zealots are still using open source products...
...? profit?
2. Third World countries get better at using commercial software (for free)...
3. Big Western Corporations get better at protecting their software from piracy...
4. Third World countries get better at cracking said software...
5. Third World countries find themselves providing tech-support for western corporations...
6.
I fail to see the news-worthiness of this (besides, it's a trendy thing to say on ./ these days). Maybe because I'm not living in the US? I don't know, are they abusing their dominant position in the market here? I thought they were NEW in this market? If they don't think it's worth penetrating the entire market, oh well. Big deal.
This sounds like bad coding more than some browser-war.
Fair point.
But what you are describing has always been the case. Somehow we're doing just fine, and we're drowning in "corporate messages". There are non-obvious sponsorships in practically everything we see, read, hear. Is our world more cynical than it was before, say, the TV? No idea. But certainly not to the point where it is bothering me.
I'm almost inclined to say that the reason we think the world is more cynical is because the world is shrinking and more people gets to voice their opinion more easily. And we all know that a bland statement is going to go unnoticed if posted next to your faultfinding captious critic. So it's a selection we make to ourselves. The only difference now is that we select what is going to be seen (by digging, referring to other blogs etc), not the editor selecting the messages sent in to "letters to the editor".
Then again, I merely skimmed TFA.
Well, call me a troll, but...
Personally I have my doubts as to how many viewers/readers of these blogs actually stop to think whether they are genuine or not, moreover, I wonder how many actually cares. Personally I don't read any personal blogs of people I don't know unless they are of a more technical or "factual" nature (a simple example would be "AmigaOS 15 released, click here to get it!"). Now, these kind of topics are sure prone to be marketing stunts but chances are I don't even know about them then. Much less read them.
An exception is of course when I KNOW that it's a marketing stunt, then I might start reading it just for giggles.
And as always a lot of people will say something along the lines of "If there's money involved, look at it with a critical eye" now. Well, that kind of bollocks sure is true, but I think most of us actually DO look at it critically, without even knowing it.
To get to the point, I really have to ask the people who get upset at these kind of blogs to reevaluate their lives.
What does that preview button next to submit do?
My nano is flasy enough, thankyouverymuch.
Chances are they check their logs* for click-troughs on a regular basis?
(*) Chances are the logs are wrapped by pretty damn sophisticated tools.