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Drm at it's best.
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:39 am
by jsusanka
Here is a wonderful little story about a root kit being installed when you buy sony DRM protected cds.
Isn't DRM great. I am glad they are managing my digital rights because I really don't know how and I need all the help I can get.
http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/1 ... ights.html
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:02 am
by Tsuroerusu
Well, future version of Mac OS X is gonna be one giant DRM rootkit, it wouldn't surprise me to see Apple and Microsoft embed DRM in the kernel itself, I feel sorry for the Mach kernel and FreeBSD subset that Apple uses.
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:03 am
by Patrick
Tsuroerusu wrote:Well, future version of Mac OS X is gonna be one giant DRM rootkit, it wouldn't surprise me to see Apple and Microsoft embed DRM in the kernel itself, I feel sorry for the Mach kernel and FreeBSD subset that Apple uses.
Yet another reason to avoid Microsoft AND Apple!
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:06 am
by Tsuroerusu
Patrick wrote:Tsuroerusu wrote:Well, future version of Mac OS X is gonna be one giant DRM rootkit, it wouldn't surprise me to see Apple and Microsoft embed DRM in the kernel itself, I feel sorry for the Mach kernel and FreeBSD subset that Apple uses.
Yet another reason to avoid Microsoft AND Apple!
You said it Pat!
For a little while I considered getting a PowerBook, but now I say no way!!!
Who needs a dual G5 PowerMac when you can build a dual Opteron for less than half the price and just throw FreeBSD and KDE 4.0 (When released) on there.
"It'll be like: Don't go with that OS X stuff, get the real FreeBSD" - Linc on episode 80 during interview with Scott Long.
no kidding
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:12 am
by jsusanka
Yet another reason to avoid Microsoft AND Apple!
Ya if this doesn't validate the GPL and the ability to look at source code along with peer review I don't know what does.
I really think these CEO's, lawyers whatever think DRM is a legitimate business model. Just sell them something and have it expire after 3 copies and make them buy it again. Any other product that would do that would have state's attorney generals and the DOJ cracking down on it. But for some reason software/music/movies are exempt.