__/ [ John A. Bailo ] on Tuesday 25 April 2006 16:43 \__
> Thomas Jespersen wrote:
>> "In his article, Ken Starks argues Linux could lose because of the
>> anti-Linux tactics of Microsoft, including Port25 and DRM-technology.
>> While Ken and I are both lobbying for Linux, and I think the same about
>> DRM, I don't agree that Linux will lose. I feel obliged to inform US
>> citizens about a bigger danger: The US as a country will lose because of
>> Microsoft tactics, and not Linux. Most important, they will lose because
>> of DRM."
>>
>> http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/59202/index.html
>>
>> I wonder what americans thinks of his theories ?
>>
>
> There is nobody, nowhere, preventing anyone from implementing DRM on
> Linux.
Sun Microsystems are implementing Open Source DRM, unless they are still at
the stage of writing specifications and having them approved**. Personally,
I couldn't care less about DRM, but others depend on accessibility through
DRM 'blockades'.
**They lost their head today (pun intended):
http://www.techtree.com/techtree/jsp/article.jsp?article_id=72749&cat_id=547
> DRM has *nothing* to do with the operating system -- can't the idiots
> who write these things understand that?
>
> RSA security models, which are implemented across many file types, *are*
> DRM.
>
> There are a million ways that anyone who wants to can put a DRM scheme
> into place on Linux.
>
> In fact, Real's Rhapsody music service already offers access to DRM'd
> media, for a monthly fee, on Linux via Firefox (http://www.rhapsody.com).
I'll lend you a tip. You can get all that stuff for free, over HTTP.
> Anybody who makes a big deal about Linux "not having DRM" is like a
> person arguing that a doorknob "doesn't have DRM". It simply is not a
> feature of that product.
Best wishes,
Roy
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