On Fri, 25 Jan 2002, Michael Motyka wrote:
> The whole fucking thing is absurd. The idea that I can't hack around
> with a piece of HW that I paid for is OBSCENE. Not that I am in the
> least interested in aibo but the priciple is a real problem.
It's not just hardware. Supposedly (not owning, or knowning any who does,
an Aibo I can't verify) the kernel is encrypted in some manner. Apparently
at least one Aibo hacker of some repute broke the encryption and developed
tools. These compete directly with Sony's $500 Aibo development kit.
Though many Sony users (myself included) have promised to never purchase
Sony products again.
> So while companies are thinking that they control the terms of the
> licensing agreement couldn't a consumer write up their own terms in
> contract form and get the seller to sign off or no sale? This could work
> with expensive toys like the aibo.
<shrug>
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