On 01/02/07, George Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Wed, 2007-01-31 at 20:07 +0000, vijay chopra wrote: > And I'm sure the proposal for "Linux DRM" will go down well in the > FLOSS community, as well as a lead balloon anyway. Well, Linus seems to think it's OK...
Linus also thinks that combining proprietary software with GPL software is fun, and includes hundreds of pieces of proprietary software in his kernel.
When you say 'DRM for Linux', I doubt you mean 'DRM for the Linux kernel' I'm guessing you mean DRM for files to be played back in media players which can run on GNU/ Linux systems Amongst others, the fluendo hackers have been working on some DRM support within gstreamer - which could well find themselves in major distros.
Major distros include many pieces of proprietary software, as 'value added' bonuses, so including "value added" media restrictions is unsurprising. But these are all always "freedom-subtracted" problems.
I'm no fan of DRM at all - but to base decisions on whether to provide a codec on whether (GNU/) Linux systems
Why the ()? :-)
'shouldn't' have access to DRMd files might well be rather short sighted - Windows users don't deserve 'less' 'restricted' files than free software users.
All users deserve free software, just like all people deserve free speech, free labour, free elections, etc
If it was up to the BBC, I'm guessing all BBC-originated files would be available under a DFSG/ CC approved licence.
First, there is a mammoth difference between DFSG and CC approval. Second, the BBCs previous exploration had unconscionable restrictions on use. The license text said don't use it "for any illegal, derogatory or otherwise offensive purpose" and the "human readable summary" went even further, saying "don't use it to promote political, charitable, or other campaigning purposes." The BBC hates charities! Woo. Third, there are really two separate issues here, restricting sharing (even with ourselves, as per the 7 day delete crap) and permitting remixing.
It isn't just up the the BBC, as recent announcements seem to have made clear.
The BBC can take leadership on these issues. In the extreme, it could just get on with it and invite the production houses to sue. That kind of disruptive leadership seems too much for the timid BBC at the moment. But.... What would Dyke do? -- Regards, Dave - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
