[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I really think that there's actually a major threat for the free > software, i'm talking about TCPA/Palladium. > The aim is to transform the world of information into a world of > profit, with an hard implementation that check if you have the > "right" to open each file, and so re-introduce the "rare" notion > into this world.
I think it's actually worse than that. It might get to the point where only a "certified" operating system may connect to the Internet in the USA; congress having been wrongly convinced by the media lobbys that crackers running something like GNU/Hurd could break through the protection of "intellectual property" rights. I would think that an OS like the Hurd with limited (political) resources might have a hard time in that environment. FSF's biggest challenge, IMHO. I believe it's important for the Hurd supporters to help the FSF with this issue. -- KBK
