tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947964.post497410122744758650..comments2007-04-18T02:29:18.647+05:30Budhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16681603430019235684noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947964.post-68919157866865800812007-04-18T02:29:18.647+05:302007-04-18T02:29:18.647+05:30By Authorities, do you mean MPAA/RIAA or M$ or someone else?<BR/><BR/>I completely disagree on the argument, they should go to any length possible, if it means sacrificing our freedom to use a physical device which we bought and show own. Thats like saying there will be a curfew at night and anyone found on the street will be arrested because there are too many criminals at night.<BR/><BR/>Secondly, if you think about it, the IBM PC is probably the only computer which is an open platform device. Do you know of any other device other than a PC which is open?<BR/><BR/>The way things are headed if M$ has their way, they would try to lock down the PC as much as possible via DRM. For example, they were recently trying to lock down the PC BIOS so that only Vista could be installed (No XP, Linux, BSD etc.)<BR/>http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?p=2705017#post2705017<BR/><BR/>Finally, M$ of all companies should be grateful the PC was an Open platform which made it easier for clones to be built and therefore M$ to sell their OS. If it wasn't for the PC, we'd still probably be saving up to buy an expensive Apple machine which can only ever run MacOS legally.<BR/><BR/>It's very easy to take things we currently have for granted.Budhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16681603430019235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947964.post-20109157268253434772007-04-17T16:49:41.744+05:302007-04-17T16:49:41.744+05:30Wow, I never really understood the impact of DRM until I read this. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>What I think though is, it's a bit unfair to point a finger to the authorities when they're just doing the job. It is really our fault, the common pirate. With each download we make, they get more strict with this.<BR/><BR/>But then again, I too think that corporations are selling their products way too expensive. And if they really want to kill piracy, they should drop their prices such that more people would be encouraged to buy their stuff.Japhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13727635205793420438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947964.post-33056343468451338252007-02-27T20:36:31.146+05:302007-02-27T20:36:31.146+05:30true v cant install vista virtually. not even on Microsoft virtual pc (lol). i have installed vista RC-2 on my pc and successfully activated with MS. (Of course with the help of a crack)they are detecting those things with the help of automatic updates.(This is bit sharp than XP genuine copy detection) i have block it and i have worked for few weeks. in that machine i have two network cards and i had to remove one for my other machine. when i'm booting it say that my vista copy is not genuine. i believe they are getting some information about the mac address when we are registering . still a wild guess. anybody experience such thing ??<BR/>v can expect lot of crap when they are implementing new server operating system.Ravindrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05471532419864401648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947964.post-41422943480554219522007-02-26T19:14:50.980+05:302007-02-26T19:14:50.980+05:30Happy to see you on line BUD. Thought I'd never meet you online.<BR/><BR/>If you can't figure me out I'm one from those two guys came to celebrate SF day.chanuxhttp://chanux.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947964.post-48958871655319986102007-02-21T16:37:44.910+05:302007-02-21T16:37:44.910+05:30Its also worth mentioning that M$ isn't alone in this. Apple also had to sellout and implement DRM for all music purchased through iTunes. Ironically, dubbed "fair play" (there's nothing fair about it), it locks your music down to your ipod and your itunes software on your computer. You can't play itunes purchased music on any other software or hardware player, and Apple has decided not to licenses its DRM technology.<BR/><BR/>Apple recently came under fire, especially from the European Commission and as a result <A HREF="http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughtsonmusic/" REL="nofollow">Steve Jobs responded</A> saying Apple prefers non DRM over DRM, and its all their (RIAA) fault. Thats always good to hear, even if it took so long, but hey..better late than never.<BR/><BR/>But the ipod issue is no where as serious as the Vista issue, because the ipod is a music player, while the PC is, well a general purpose device. Trying to Lock down a general purpose device is just plain wrong. Doing that at a considerable performance lost, not to mention the security risk is just stupid.Budhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16681603430019235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947964.post-15346389011975759952007-02-19T13:50:43.151+05:302007-02-19T13:50:43.151+05:30Windows Vista includes an extensive reworking of core OS elements in order to provide content protection for so-called "premium content", typically HD data from Blu-Ray and HD-DVD sources. Providing this protection incurs considerable costs in terms of system performance, system stability, technical support overhead, and hardware and software cost. These issues affect not only users of Vista but the entire PC industry, since the effects of the protection measures extend to cover all hardware and software that will ever come into contact with Vista, even if it's not used directly with Vista (for example hardware in a Macintosh computer or on a Linux server).-Peter Gutmannkanchihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05552159109751900741noreply@blogger.com