On Apr 13, 7:24 am, Boris Zbarsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dave wrote: > > Do you think implementing DRM is risky for free software? > > That question is so overbroad as to be unanswerable.
IANAL, but IMO it is very risky to distribute a free software DRM implementation because of harsh para-copyright laws (eg DMCA). Some free software licenses, like GPLv3, try to mitigate the additional risk to software freedom posed by these laws by disclaiming any DRM aspects so that such laws can't be applied. > > I appreciate your point about CSS2.1, but I meant CSS2.0 in terms of > > the last 10 years in the above. > > Not sure what you mean with the "bug ...." part. CSS2.0 is largely irrelevant > for layout nowadays. A UA implementing it wouldn't be compatible enough with > the web to be usable. Okay, interesting - I've never heard that before. > > I'm sad to hear this has happened, but find it believable. > > The perils of premature implementation. Was IE5 the first one with CSS2 support? And does CSS2 predate it? > > This is an interesting point, and I think I agree generally. I wonder > > why Apple and Opera don't consider this too problematic though... > > Perhaps they feel that with enough of a first-mover advantage they can force > the > spec to basically document what they implement. Perhaps something else > entirely. You'll have to ask them, really. Fair comment :-) Cheers, Dave _______________________________________________ dev-tech-layout mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-tech-layout
