Darren J Moffat wrote: > Mike wrote: > >> Hey guys I'm seriously considering moving from Windows to >> OpenSolaris. With all the DRM problems including the software >> lockouts if it's determined your softare isn't legit including >> software that isn't related to Microsoft like Photoshop I've been >> hearing and how Microsoft is forcing this on everyone I'd like to >> know if Solaris intends to implement anything like this in the future? > > > Solaris or OpenSolaris ? > > What if we did ? > What if Linux did ? > > Is a fully open source and openly developed DRM system bad? [DReaM] > > Not all DRM is "bad" or "evil". In some contexts what is often going > under the banner of "DRM" is really just access control. Are file > permissions bad ? Are forms of mandatory access control (which is > really what DRM is) such as implemented by Trusted Extensions[TX] or > SELinux bad ? It depends on who you are and how you use the technology. > > Would it be a good thing to have the DReaM stuff available as a core > part of OpenSolaris ? Maybe, depends what we use it for, if we use it > as a security feature it could be good but even that depends on who > you are. > The bad news is that the only way to view content from a number of providers (UK TV companies for starters) is on windows due to DRM issues. If OpensSolaris is going to have DRM support, it should be there to enable OpenSolaris users to access protected content.
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