RMS Urges Opposition to "Trusted Computing" 522
Andy Tai writes "In this Newsforge article, Richard Stallman analyzes the "Trusted Computing" initiative and Microsoft's Palladium, points out that such initiatives are really means to ensure your computer can be trusted by Microsoft and Hollywood (you can't do things they don't want), and urges computer users to organize, to support the Public Knowledge and the Digital Speech projects and to use their consumer power to block "Trusted Computing" in its tracks."
What a shock! (Score:3, Funny)
Misinterpreted (Score:2, Funny)
Rise up geeks of the world! (Score:0, Funny)
Waitasecond... This is RMS we're talking about... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:RMS May be a Kook!!! (Score:3, Funny)
As far as your "grey" issues go, perhaps you should try Grecian formula?
Listen up, square (Score:2, Funny)
YourMissionForToday: and try new pink grey!
See how funny my post was compared to yours? And you know why? Because I use drugs. That's all you need to do. That's the key!
publicknowledge.org (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Microsoft Palladium Nightmare Scenarios (Score:5, Funny)
'Fingertip to eyeball security.' ? Sounds pretty low tech to me...
*POKE*
"Arrgh! I'm blind!"
"He won't be sharing any more images"
All they need now is 'Palm-to-eardrum' security, and they can wipe out MP3 sharing too.
Re:lol (Score:3, Funny)
I think I've found a couple...Trusted:
Left-out Milk
Serial Killer
Steve Balmer's anti-persperant
Outlook Attachment
Full-Bladdered Dog
panhandlers
monopoly
little Brother/Sister
Moderation
Romulans
Slashdot the Grammar
Slahsdot Slpeeling
Slashdot Obituaries
Blind barbers
Stoned roommate & leftover pizza
Kazaa downloads
Fox news
Shadow Government
One calorie soda
Lite Beer
Heroin Junkie & nice sterio
Microsoft's User Testimonials
EULAs
Politicians
8 track Tapes
clean underwear
Transvestites
& blood transfusions in Hati.
Thanks, I'll be here all week.
Trusted is Really Only LogicaL (Score:2, Funny)
OTOH I hold some opinions of my own. RMS says that trusted computing should be called treacherous computing but his reasons are weak. I fail to see how stopping people from illegally trading media over the web should be considered treacherous, in fact it is commendable.
Instead of leaving the internet as a 'wild west' with no laws, Microsoft and the RIAA (along with some politicians) are benevolently expending time and effort to establish some sort of order. I look forward to the day when I can buy Trusted hardware and engage in Trusted computing. That will finally let me sleep at night, knowing that Hollywood and the RIAA are not being robbed of their hard earned money.
Re:What a shock! (Score:1, Funny)
Re:What a shock! (Score:3, Funny)
Just as long as RMS didn't get with any of the babes on The Screen Savers...
Re:What a shock! (Score:1, Funny)
Did he demand that they call the show GNU/Screen Savers. After all, without his appearance, the show would be nothing!
Re:Where the hell does this guy make his money? (Score:3, Funny)
They say he eats windows for breakfast.
Re:Misinterpreted (Score:1, Funny)
Palladium - evil or just misunderstood? (Score:3, Funny)
Palladium will just sit there until you choose to run software that uses it. Not install, but run. That means you have to:
1. Have Palladium hardware.
2. Have a Palladium OS.
3. Have a Palladium application.
The above three will allow you to access Palladium-protected content. Guess what? If you don't want to use something protected, you don't need Palladium!
Now, what happens if your favorite band or software company or whoever decides they're going to use Palladium? Well, you tell them you're not buying anything. All Microsoft is providing is a secure delivery vehicle. If you don't want to do business with those who use DRM, or trusted applications, or any of the other uses for Palladium, then you don't have to. Sure, it means you have to go without the latest version of the software you love, or that new album from that band, or whatever else you might want, but that's the sacrifice you make. If enough likeminded people feel the same way, then Palladium will fail.
Palladium is all about layers of security. If the hardware's secure, a secure OS can load. If the OS is secure, a secure app can load. If the app is secure, a secure file can load.
If the system is secure, content providers will be able to provide media with confidence. In a controlled environment with limited legacy software, unauthorized code such as virii can be halted before damaging or spreading. Truly effective copy protection can be implemented if backwards compatibility is left behind (ah, the age-old quandary.)
In short, it's not going to stop you from running your own OS.
So, vote with your wallet. But don't give in to paranoia.
Oy... (Score:5, Funny)
That sentence should be dragged out into the street and shot.
Too bad that Grammar guy isn't here to point out the tragedy of double negatives, improper spelling, confusing wording, and a run-on sentence all in one! It's like looking at a 16-car accident.
New names for DMCA! (Score:1, Funny)
DMCA=Digital Mass Carnage Act
DRM=Digitized Remote Murder
CBCDTA=Corporate Backing Carnage, Destruction, Treachery, Assimilation
Spread the words! Post your initials! And free the world!
Re:Oy... (Score:3, Funny)