On May 13, 2011, at 1:01 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: > On May 13, 2011, at 9:29 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > >> If you believe that EFI is some great conspiracy to prevent you from running >> another OS on a Mac it is YOU who doesn't understand what EFI is. > > I believe he's referring to TPM, not EFI. My understanding of TPM is that > it's a set of cryptographic keys that prevents software from running on any > "untrusted" system (meaning, "unapproved" hardware). > > If Apple controls the "keys", then the argument is that Apple "owns" the > computer they "sold" you. In labor relations, there's something known as a > "lock out", which the NFL is on the cusp of having now. I know it's highly > unlikely, but from a theoretical standpoint Apple could "lockout" the owners > of Intel Macs. PPC Macs would still be playing ball because our playing field > has no locks or keys.
Well, no, because that's not how TPM works. <http://osxbook.com/book/bonus/chapter7/tpmdrmmyth/> This includes the instructions and source code for a TPM-enabled Application with user-specified keys. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
