2009/9/22 Sam Mason <[email protected]>: > On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 05:57:37PM +0200, Arne Babenhauserheide wrote: >> Am Montag, 21. September 2009 16:57:26 schrieb Sam Mason:
> >> But since the goal of the GNU Hurd (going back on topic :) ) is to >> "create a general-purpose kernel suitable for the GNU operating >> system, which is viable for everyday use" the main target group are >> normal users who do have physical access to their machines, and we >> don't want them to be locked out or prevented from hacking on their >> Hurd. > > Yes, which is why I don't understand the worry. TC couldn't work with > this sort of system because there are too many variants to keep track > of. Even the paranoid sounding cries of "you won't be able to access > your bank's web site" sound silly, how many devices are there that have > a web browser on. Nobody is going to get around to certifying them > all---what's the point? And until somebody does, people aren't going to > deliberately break things and keep their customers away. > > The computer world honestly isn't becoming more homogeneous. > Still many banks and and institutions use formats and software for communication with their clients that is non-free and works only with selected system(s) on selected platform(s). If they chose to use drm I wonder who could stop them. Thanks Michal
