Re: [OS:N:] RE: European Libré hardware

[Access Systems <accessys@smart.net>]

On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 charles.macdonald@hrdc-drhc.gc.ca wrote:

> > Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 09:08:52 +0200
> > From: "M. Fioretti" <m.fioretti@inwind.it>
> > On Sat, Aug 16, 2003 16:31:18 at 04:31:18PM +1000, Les Bell 
> >  
> > > The major stumbling block I see is the use of schemes like 
> > Palladium. If
> > > Microsoft was to stitch up a deal with Intel et al to use a
> > > crypto-protected BIOS so that only "licensed" OS's can boot 
> > 
> > There is one thing about this that US citizens should keep in mind, as
> > it looks much more concrete than philosophy to a politician who needs
> > US votes in this period. Deals like the ones above would put in danger
> > quite some American jobs.

I guess the only hope of salvation to schemes like this is some
European/Asian/African comes up with a work around or way to defeat the
crypto protection,  also wouldn't the crypto protection scheme also have
to work with Unix and other softwares, and it would be possible for a
company like Red Hat/Suse etc to sell crypto passwords for $1 or something
under the GPL (the $1 is for handling not the password) since by law the
Linux is an accepted OS, the government has approved it so it must be
legal ;;8*} 

Bob


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