I'm guessing it only applies to 'Merkin TV standards. Europeans and Japanese should be reasonably OK, I'm thinking, seeing as the standard for digital TV is different and is already well established.
Errrr,,, cos there's nothing else available in the shops...
Why should there be nothing else? Re. to my question, why should the consumer (or OEM for that matter) purchase drives with such a 'feature' that may even hinder legitimate backups? No discernible benefit. Besides, consumers have a *right* in most countries to back up software they have legitimately purchased.
I work for.. errm.. a lickable, fruit-like computer company & have some responsibility for download of customer software bundles to new Ma^H^H computers. I can see a firmware-based mechanism like this causing plenty of technical headaches for systems manufacturers and VARs. So why bother?
So... reading the detail of the Register article shows that they're intending to use a key block, similar to today's DVD media. Thus, the copy protection will be in the ATA protocol implementation in the drive's own firmware. Guess, this answers my own question!. However, as all HDs are re-flashable these days, just how long will it take for some enterprising hacker to re-config the driver to circumvent the write protection?
Also, why should I buy one of these drives if there is no discernible benefit to the consumer & the non-knobbled drives are still available?
the next generation of hard disks is likely to come
with copyright protection countermeasures built in.
Scary in itself, but how can they provide copyright protection as part of the drive? Surely, that would the job of the file system which, incidentally, is under our control! 8-)
While the website points out that SerialATA is an internal, in-box protocol and that USB-2 and 1394 (Firewire) are primarily for connection of external devices, they never really address the point that both of these other protocols are also available for use in-box. Apple, for example, has provided 1394 connectors on the MLB to allow F/W drives to be installed. Also, both of these protocols are (largely) already established in the marketplace. So what's the big deal... ??
Yep! This is my concern & the reason for my question. I'm a developer based in Ireland. So I download the NSS code & hack it into some other application. I then release the lot under the GPL, as required, and the app and source somehow ends up in a country that the US doesn't like. Am I liable?
(My guess it that I'm not. However, since DeCSS I'm not so sure anymore....)
Yeees, the FAQ was last updated on the 10th of this month - after the RSA early release. However, they're not very forthcoming about the legality of it all. They say;
"Now that the RSA patent is in the public domain, Mozilla crypto development can proceed with minimal
restrictions"
Now, just what does "minimal" mean, coz they're a
bit short on detail? What's the legal standing for us EU folks?
You said;
"Is it just me or has the number of people posting to stories who have not looked at the content been increasing to a
critical S/N ratio?"
Hey - it's September 20th. Don't some of the RSA
patents run out today?? Co-incidental that the Mozilla stuff should be announced today.
So where does this leave the Mozilla SSL implementation? Is it now restriction-free, as I know the RSA patent expiration only refers to certain specific algorithms....
Is ssh or apache ssl based on the RSA algorithm or the BSAFE software?
Oh, and ssh is based on RSA algorithms, tho' it also has Blowfish available. To get around the licensing restrictions around RSA, the OpenBSD guys have you download OpenSSL first and build ssh by linking to the OpenSSL crypto shlibs.... The newer version of ssh (Version 2) doesn't use RSA crypto, BTW.
Is ssh or apache ssl based on the RSA algorithm or the BSAFE software?
Well, OpenSSL and ModSSL are both based on SSLeay & both contain
RSA algorithms. That's why it's recommended that
if you're in the US and using OpenSSL, you
disable RSA (and IDEA) ciphers during config.
It's in the FAQ.
I'd almost forgotten about MAE - the Mac Application Environment. This was a MacOS 7.5.3 emulator for HP-UX, and was around in the early-mid '90s. Apple officially dropped it in 1998. OK - it's not x86, but it *did* run on PA-RISC
that space above the DVD drive is not a drive bay, even though it may appear to look like one when you open the case. As there's
no corresponding hole at the front, so the olny thing that can be put there is a hard drive
Correct. It was originally for a single HD. The space *below* the DVD bay is for a 3 1/2" removeable device.
MacOS X (whenever it ships!) will have full kernel-level SMP built in so I guess Apple's customers want it, especially seeing as all Apple's high-end machines (except the Cube) are dual-processor. Dunno about MacOS X Server....
... i'd never consider buying a computer with *no* expansion beyond usb,
So what ever happened to the two Firewire ports and the three PCI slots???
... plus no way to add components in the case...
There's tons of room for more 3 1/2" media devices. All single-drive machines have at least 2 more bays open at the bottom of the machine. There's also a blank 51/4" bay at the top of the machine (if you don't have Zip)...
Altivec's fine, but your code needs to be specifically optimised to run on it. Hence the need for a specific Altivec-enabled Photoshop plug-in to allow the render engine to take advantage of the enhanced instruction set. It's (very roughly) equivalent to the MMX concept. A non-accellerated app runs at the same speed on an Altivec-enhanced machine as on a non-enhanced machine if it hasn't had the re-compile. Bummer!
Mac users can selectively block image requests from specific domains using WebFree. It'll also suppress all cookies and crappy <BLINK> tags. Not sure what the Linux equivalent is, but I believe there *is* one....
That's because there's no real choices in ANYTHING on a mac
In that case, then how do you explain Apple's web-based Configure-To-Order system? Many of Apple's products can be ordered in hundreds of different configurations directly from the web to the factory.
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Why should there be nothing else? Re. to my question, why should the consumer (or OEM for that matter) purchase drives with such a 'feature' that may even hinder legitimate backups? No discernible benefit. Besides, consumers have a *right* in most countries to back up software they have legitimately purchased.
I work for .. errm .. a lickable, fruit-like computer company & have some responsibility for download of customer software bundles to new Ma^H^H computers. I can see a firmware-based mechanism like this causing plenty of technical headaches for systems manufacturers and VARs. So why bother?
So
Also, why should I buy one of these drives if there is no discernible benefit to the consumer & the non-knobbled drives are still available?
the next generation of hard disks is likely to come with copyright protection countermeasures built in.
Scary in itself, but how can they provide copyright protection as part of the drive? Surely, that would the job of the file system which, incidentally, is under our control! 8-)
While the website points out that SerialATA is an internal, in-box protocol and that USB-2 and 1394 (Firewire) are primarily for connection of external devices, they never really address the point that both of these other protocols are also available for use in-box. Apple, for example, has provided 1394 connectors on the MLB to allow F/W drives to be installed. Also, both of these protocols are (largely) already established in the marketplace. So what's the big deal ... ??
My question is, how do you pronounce 3IVX, anyway? Thrivix?
..."! 8-)
Three Fucks. As in "Who gives
Yep! This is my concern & the reason for my question. I'm a developer based in Ireland. So I download the NSS code & hack it into some other application. I then release the lot under the GPL, as required, and the app and source somehow ends up in a country that the US doesn't like. Am I liable?
....)
(My guess it that I'm not. However, since DeCSS I'm not so sure anymore
Yeees, the FAQ was last updated on the 10th of this month - after the RSA early release. However, they're not very forthcoming about the legality of it all. They say;
"Now that the RSA patent is in the public domain, Mozilla crypto development can proceed with minimal restrictions"
Now, just what does "minimal" mean, coz they're a bit short on detail? What's the legal standing for us EU folks? You said;
"Is it just me or has the number of people posting to stories who have not looked at the content been increasing to a critical S/N ratio?"
Don't worry - it's just you!!
Slán,
Hey - it's September 20th. Don't some of the RSA patents run out today?? Co-incidental that the Mozilla stuff should be announced today.
....
So where does this leave the Mozilla SSL implementation? Is it now restriction-free, as I know the RSA patent expiration only refers to certain specific algorithms
Is ssh or apache ssl based on the RSA algorithm or the BSAFE software?
.... The newer version of ssh (Version 2) doesn't use RSA crypto, BTW.
Oh, and ssh is based on RSA algorithms, tho' it also has Blowfish available. To get around the licensing restrictions around RSA, the OpenBSD guys have you download OpenSSL first and build ssh by linking to the OpenSSL crypto shlibs
Check out the OpenBSD crypto pages
Is ssh or apache ssl based on the RSA algorithm or the BSAFE software?
Well, OpenSSL and ModSSL are both based on SSLeay & both contain RSA algorithms. That's why it's recommended that if you're in the US and using OpenSSL, you disable RSA (and IDEA) ciphers during config. It's in the FAQ.
[Replying to my own postings .. pfeh!]
I'd almost forgotten about MAE - the Mac Application Environment. This was a MacOS 7.5.3 emulator for HP-UX, and was around in the early-mid '90s. Apple officially dropped it in 1998. OK - it's not x86, but it *did* run on PA-RISC
Whatever happened to the Rhapsody (MacOS X Server) on Intel project??
that space above the DVD drive is not a drive bay, even though it may appear to look like one when you open the case. As there's no corresponding hole at the front, so the olny thing that can be put there is a hard drive
Correct. It was originally for a single HD. The space *below* the DVD bay is for a 3 1/2" removeable device.
MacOS X (whenever it ships!) will have full kernel-level SMP built in so I guess Apple's customers want it, especially seeing as all Apple's high-end machines (except the Cube) are dual-processor. Dunno about MacOS X Server ....
So what ever happened to the two Firewire ports and the three PCI slots???
There's tons of room for more 3 1/2" media devices. All single-drive machines have at least 2 more bays open at the bottom of the machine. There's also a blank 51/4" bay at the top of the machine (if you don't have Zip)
Why'd they put a less-capable, albeit faster, processor in a HIGHER end machine?
...
Marketing! Megahertz sells & Joe Q. Public doesn't know what Altivec is. All he reads is the numbers
Altivec's fine, but your code needs to be specifically optimised to run on it. Hence the need for a specific Altivec-enabled Photoshop plug-in to allow the render engine to take advantage of the enhanced instruction set. It's (very roughly) equivalent to the MMX concept. A non-accellerated app runs at the same speed on an Altivec-enhanced machine as on a non-enhanced machine if it hasn't had the re-compile. Bummer!
Anybody catch the VAXBar link? I *want* one of these!
Mac users can selectively block image requests from specific domains using WebFree. It'll also suppress all cookies and crappy <BLINK> tags. Not sure what the Linux equivalent is, but I believe there *is* one ....
Hehe. The front cover of his 'Year with Micro$oft' shows an Apple Mac mouse (the one button,y'know!) How ironic ....
Does the hardware know where you're applying pressure?
No. It just works by pressing the upper part of the mouse downwards.
Could a press on one side be one button and a press on the other side be a second button?
Nope again. There's only one button action. Bummer!
That's because there's no real choices in ANYTHING on a mac
In that case, then how do you explain Apple's web-based Configure-To-Order system? Many of Apple's products can be ordered in hundreds of different configurations directly from the web to the factory.
Pete C (developed part of Apple's CTO system)
Not a new idea. Here [PDF] is the best no-button mouse to-date and it's been around since '97. Reckon it has Apple beat??