Randall Shimizu wrote:
Hitachi to launch 1-tbyte HD at CES
(http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/18126.html )
This fairly amazing, but not unexpected. I am waiting for a the 500gb
> 2.5" :)). It's disappointing that 2.5 HD's are only 200gb. Windows
> Vista requires 40gb alone. One can use a external hd, but they are
> still a hassle.
You're actually *using* Vista? You poor, tortured soul. The more people
who use Vista, the harder it becomes for us who refuse to -- the DRM and
other such signing requirements and trusted computing platform nonsense
that's emerging in hardware is going to make it a *lot* harder for us
open-source folks to compete. If we can't get the specs for the hardware
(if the specs for the hardware are out, then the "trusted" bit is gone)
then we can't write drivers for it because if we reverse-engineer the
encryption, then we're in violation of the DMCA. Funny how that works, eh?
Microsoft has got us by the balls. I urge everyone not to use vista,
ever. It's bad for everyone. Really.
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