I agree with everything you said, but the heat dissipation.
If i didn't have my two computers during winter I would freeze to death. Taking my computer away is like taking vodka away from a russian in siberia!
Idealogically speaking, it sounds like a very good plan. My problem with it is more political. Who comes up with these standards and polices them? Microsoft? The government? Its all pretty subjective and I could see alot of smaller projects (small companies, many open source software projets, etc) get crushed because of a large organization's interests. I'm scared to see who gets what control in enforcing Microsoft's "trusted computing." But that's a bit off topic...
The best model we can probably hope for is:
1) Have a well known peer review system where potential users of the software can see the advantages and disadvantages. I'd be happy even with a more centralized repository of professional reviewers.
2) Some maintenance and policing mechanisms so that the review system doesn't become flooded with disinformation
3) A software movement where more software (especially windows-based proprietary software) is designed using already existing and well tested software components and frameworks that can be scrutinized individually.
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I agree with everything you said, but the heat dissipation. If i didn't have my two computers during winter I would freeze to death. Taking my computer away is like taking vodka away from a russian in siberia!
Idealogically speaking, it sounds like a very good plan. My problem with it is more political. Who comes up with these standards and polices them? Microsoft? The government? Its all pretty subjective and I could see alot of smaller projects (small companies, many open source software projets, etc) get crushed because of a large organization's interests. I'm scared to see who gets what control in enforcing Microsoft's "trusted computing." But that's a bit off topic...
The best model we can probably hope for is:
1) Have a well known peer review system where potential users of the software can see the advantages and disadvantages. I'd be happy even with a more centralized repository of professional reviewers.
2) Some maintenance and policing mechanisms so that the review system doesn't become flooded with disinformation
3) A software movement where more software (especially windows-based proprietary software) is designed using already existing and well tested software components and frameworks that can be scrutinized individually.