[Gllug] DRM - Trash Vista, Not Your Computer

[Daniel P. Berrange]

On Thu, Aug 30, 2007 at 12:06:19AM +0100, Martin A. Brooks wrote:
> Alain Williams wrote:
> > FYI
> >
> > ----- Forwarded message from Joshua Gay <joshuagay at gmail.com> -----
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> > Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:32:49 -0700
> > From: "Joshua Gay" <joshuagay at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [DBD] DRM - Trash Vista, Not Your Computer
> > To: "alain williams" <addw at phcomp.co.uk>
> >
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> 
> I don't consider this appropriate material to be posted this list.   
> This is a Linux User Group, not a Perceived Infrigement Of Rights Wot I 
> Spotted This Week, Waaaaah! group.

Well DRM does impact on Linux - in particular our ability to do things
like write open source media players, restricting info on graphics
cards hardware so we can't write drivers which might get around DRM
provisions, etc, etc.

Dan.
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