Re: [SLUG] Digital Rights Management (DRM) in the Linux kernel!?!

From: Robin 'Roblimo' Miller (robin@roblimo.com)
Date: Wed Aug 13 2003 - 09:44:51 EDT


>
>
>"Linus Torvalds has made this very clear: he will accept patches supporting
>Digital Rights Management (DRM)...
>
>...Some patches already have been proposed, and by adopting them or others
>into the kernel, Linus may be creating a foothold to prevent the eventual
>criminalization of free software."
>

Reality: think of GPLed video players. Not a single one shipped with a
major Linux distro includes DeCSS for legal reasons, but almost anyone
can find, download, and install everything they need to play commercial
DVDs under Linux.

This is going to be the same sort of thing: "Official" Linux will have
DRM, and anyone who cares will remove it.

Remember, it's open source. You can change anything you like.

- Robin

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