____/ [H]omer on Wednesday 07 November 2007 00:50 : \____
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>
>> BBC admits massive underestimate of Linux users
>
> It wasn't just the numbers either, it was this ridiculous claim that:
>
> a) ... There are no Linux DRM solutions (there are - Helix DRM for one)
>
> and
>
> b) ... FOSS somehow precludes DRM, because if you can see the source,
> then you can "get around it" - i.e. crack encryption.
>
> So what Highfield is saying is that Rijndael, Twofish, et al, have been
> cracked, apparently, becuase they are implemented in Free Software.
>
> I know, I was as shocked to hear that "revelation" as everyone else.
>
> And this business of Highfield blatantly ignoring RealNetworks DRM
> solutions, when the Beeb already /uses/ RealNetworks technology, is
> absolutely scandalous. It's on a par with Nigerians dumping Mandriva
> (after having already paid for it), to install an inferior OS, after
> Pearly's "mercy mission".
>
> There's lies, damned lies, and Microsoft (and their proxies).
Remember that Highfield is a technology chief, so he cannot use the "I don't
understand this stuff and I was ill-advised" excuse. There are months of
considerations involved and probably many panels that discuss this.
I /did/ know and understand that the BBC spread the DRM disinformation as well.
That's nothing new and Groklaw will soon have an article from Sean Daly about
it.
To say more on DRM and open source disinformation, yesterday I saw a WSJ
blogger getting slammed by readers (very, very visible in the comments
section) after he wrote an article about Google's 'nightmare' phone initiative
(he used Monk's scream as an image to accompany the FUD piece).
Some people said they would cancel their subscription after the author (Ben
We...<something>) suggested that open source means 'crackers' and "we'll take
down your network" (not exact words, of course). This wasn't the first time
that this man spread FUD (I remembered his face, but I can't recall the other
contexts). Someone said that he used to write for CIO, which is why /that/
subscription was cancelled as well (remember that WSJ is among the few
remaining publications that restrict access to content by the wider public,
with 1 million readers that they have just bragged about).
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