Author: Nick Chalk Date: To: hampshire Subject: Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Peter Gutmann on Vista Content Protection
James Courtier-Dutton <james.dutton@???>
wrote: >> Don't worry. I don't think open source will get
>> round to implementing all these content
>> protection features.
Vic <lug@???> wrote: > That's not the issue.
>
> What happens if the hardware manufacturers
> implement it?
Indeed.
The article covers other side effects for open
source in the section "Elimination of Open-source
Hardware Support".
If, as John says, a lot of these features are
implemented, and the majority of PC users accept
them, I can see Jamie's market share expanding.
Nick.
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Nick Chalk ................. once a Radio Designer
Confidence is failing to understand the problem.