Re: Why DRM exists [was Re: Flame Linus to a crisp!]

From: David S. Miller (davem@redhat.com)
Date: Thu May 01 2003 - 06:44:06 EST


On Wed, 2003-04-30 at 13:00, Dax Kelson wrote:
> Current --in production-- DRM. Clearly no. Current DRM is mostly all
> targeted to audio / video content protection.
>
> So, nothing that we have *today* is a response to Open Source.

I can't believe nobody talks about TiVO and what they're doing (only
allowing signed Linux kernels to boot on their machines).

That is DRM, and directly in response to open source.

Yet at the same time I recognize the truth in Linus's stance here.
And personally, I'm going to speak with my walet by not buying any
products from those fucknuts at TIVO. This is precisely the mechanism
Linus said would decide if DRM is successful or not.

-- 
David S. Miller <davem@redhat.com>
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