On Sun, Nov 03, 2002 at 07:52:39PM +1100, Russell wrote:
Alan Chandler wrote:
If we then have a situation where Windows software has all these controls
built in to it - with keys being controlled back at Redmond, and Linux with
the keys being controlled by the owner of the PC (I am assuming the open
source community will still use the facilities provided by the hardware - but
will ensure that the software installer has the control) - then won't this
just provide greater commercial pressure for people to switch to open source
than now?
If intel or anyone else puts the DRM controls in their chips, it'll
sure be a big incentive to buy some chinese or russian clones without
DRM.
M$ relies on x86 hardware. Linux can be ported to anything. Someone
like Sun or some other hardware maker should mass produce non x86 PCs.
That'll jettison M$ *and* intel from everyones worries.
Hopefully AMD will make non-TCPA x86 chips rather than caving-in to
the M$/Intel collusion.