On Tue, 3 Jun 2008, Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
I also asked Michael, and never received an answer, if the unit will support some sort of DRM, even if only a unique serial number. While in general I am not a fan of DRM, there are some applications where it has merit [1] and there is a large base of commerical material which would not be available without it.
Sorry I didn't answer you - I'm overwhelmed by email and I barely keep up. Sometimes things slip through. Re DRM: I'm not really sure, I can't recall seeing any discussion about this, but I'm pretty sure the answer is "not at this time". Please don't read into this more than there is. The simple fact is this: We are severly resource limited. You can see the difficulty we're having simply manufacturing and selling a working phone, with basic cellphone applications. The list of applications and features we wish we could add is endless. I'm afraid that every time we even think about any new feature we run the risk of delaying the functionality or schedule of the basic device. So we really rely upon the community to help us here, both to identify existing and to invent new interesting and useful features; and to help develop and debug them. This is why it is so important for us to continue to provide choice - if we rely on the community, but then limit the community, we have failed. This is why I take Shachar's comments, and similar comments from others, very seriously, and am constantly trying to sort them out and to reconcile these observations with what's going on inside the company. Sometimes this leads to a change of policy. We are deeply commited to keeping this device open, and to continue opening up more and more. We were able to make a phone with 100% open source drivers. Next we were able to open the CAD files, which took considerable effort and bravery. We know there is a lot of desire for open schematics, and we would love to provide them, and we hope that at some point we will be able to do this. We know that by making the device as open as possible, it will be easier for you to experiment with new ideas. Michael ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
