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

Pavel Machek
2003-05-09T22:37:11Z

Hi!

> > 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.

When they make their bootloader only
boot one particular kernel, they are
essentially making bootloader&kernel
same product, right? That does not
seem "mere aggregation" to me...
Pavel
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