On Thu, Aug 01, 2002 at 02:33:43PM -0700, James A. Donald wrote: > According to Microsoft, the end user can turn the palladium > hardware off, and the computer will still boot. As long as that > is true, it is an end user option and no one can object. > > But this is not what the content providers want. They want that > if you disable the Fritz chip, the computer does not boot. What > they want is that it shall be illegal to sell a computer capable > of booting if the Fritz chip is disabled.
Nope. They care that the Fritz chip is enabled whenever their content is played. There's no need to make it a legal requirement if the market makes it a practical requirement. The Linux folks just won't be able to watch the latest Maria Lopez or Jennifer Carey DVDs. But who cares about a few geeks? Only weirdos install alternative OSs anyhow, they can be ignored. Most of them will probably have second systems with the Fritz chip enabled anyhow. Eric --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]