"When you're building apps," notes Forrester's Schadler, "it's not a Windows versus Linux decision. It's a Java-on-Linux versus Windows decision. Microsoft bundles a lot of stuff into Windows, into SQL Server, into the.Net framework -- if you're looking to build a generic app and deploy it at an all-in price point, Windows is going to win hands down because you get so much bundled in."
Am I missing something?
as long as they own the rights to this stuff, they will be able to do what they want. This is not really news.
A solution would be to not buy/use anything from the RIAA. If no one is buying their stuff, they will have to lower prices or risk going out of business.
Nothing to see here, move along.... -Officer Barbrady
I am a bit confused. I had thought that DeCSS used an encryption key that was pulled from the firmware of a dvd player. i.e. the author used a key (he extracted) that was not encrypted in the firmware of a particular dvd-player by the player's manufacturer.
OTOH libdvdcss cracks the encryption without using a (trade secret?) licensed key....
In the first case, a trade secret might have been exposed. In the second, good 'ol fashioned ingenuity took place.
Slashdot Mirror
"When you're building apps," notes Forrester's Schadler, "it's not a Windows versus Linux decision. It's a Java-on-Linux versus Windows decision. Microsoft bundles a lot of stuff into Windows, into SQL Server, into the .Net framework -- if you're looking to build a generic app and deploy it at an all-in price point, Windows is going to win hands down because you get so much bundled in."
Am I missing something?
as long as they own the rights to this stuff, they will be able to do what they want. This is not really news. A solution would be to not buy/use anything from the RIAA. If no one is buying their stuff, they will have to lower prices or risk going out of business. Nothing to see here, move along.... -Officer Barbrady
I am a bit confused. I had thought that DeCSS used an encryption key that was pulled from the firmware of a dvd player. i.e. the author used a key (he extracted) that was not encrypted in the firmware of a particular dvd-player by the player's manufacturer.
OTOH libdvdcss cracks the encryption without using a (trade secret?) licensed key....
In the first case, a trade secret might have been exposed. In the second, good 'ol fashioned ingenuity took place.
Please correct me if I am wrong.