On Tue, 2007-05-22 at 15:37 -0700, DJA wrote: > > The problem is actually, one of hardware redesign, not just driver > redesign. For multimedia, Vista requires a protected path from the data > source to the data output (e.g. speakers, monitor, etc.) to be certified > by M$. And there is supposed to a way for the OS to actively audit that. > So hardware guys like Nvidia, ATI, Creative, etc. have to redesign their > hardware, firmware, and everything to accomplish the level of DRM > certification required by Vista certification. >
I'd forgotten about that little caveat. Doing so also makes for a major problem with other OS's. PGA -- Paul G. Allen BSIT/SE Owner/Sr. Engineer Random Logic Consulting www.randomlogic.com -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
