We SHOULD all complain to AMD, most of the open source people love and support AMD.
It would be very sad if they turned their back on us now... If they do, then I might be tempted to swap to a mac platform. The funny thing is that M$ and the recording/movie companies think that just stamping out piracy will massively increase their bottom line, but thats just not true.. I very much doubt that people with 15gigs of MP3's on their drives would have bought them all if they couldn't have downloaded them.. Ditto with M$, people who use priated copies of office would most likely use a cheaper office product like OEM lotussuite or something.. (like openoffice or staroffice now..) Thats just my impression, but I really think that even if they do stamp out piracy completely, they will not see their bottom line increase by a similiar amount... regards Franki -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Lanman Sent: Wednesday, 25 September 2002 7:21 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] More reasons to Hate M$hit. Creative too, which I'mgetting pretty pissed off with... Here's a thought. Perhaps we should start billing Microsoft for the increase in Bandwidth consumption that these "quiet little reports" will generate? After all, a large network in a corporate office will certainly increase their bandwidth consumption if the office PC's are constantly sending reports. What about hitting them with an invasion of privacy lawsuit? There's gotta be something that can be done? Where's Robert Stallman's phone number when you need it? Maybe the easiest way to "Fix" it is to create a "Bogus" service on a Linux PC that fakes the replies to the reports, as if they connected to an authentic server? Firewalling the ports used by content reporter software wouldn't help, as they would refuse to launch the app or media file. Any thoughts? What if we hit AMD with a flood of complaints? Dan On Tue, 2002-09-24 at 18:27, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > On Mon, 2002-09-23 at 20:06, FemmeFatale wrote: > > > > > > > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/27232.html > > > > One of these days when I Can completely stop using windows I will enjoy it > > very much. > > > > OTOH, this affects Linux too apparently so... what to do ? > > > > *sigh* I need an OS that won't fuck me over ... and ditto for > > manufacturers & politicians. Nice dream I know... > > --- > > Femme > > I've got some more stuff that may be of interest to you here, Femme. > Plus some comments for everyone -- > > http://www.linuxandmain.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=232 > > Excerpts from the above article: > > "Advanced Micro Devices will include Microsoft's Palladium "trusted" -- > meaning Microsoft-approved software only -- support in its next > generation of chips, according to published reports. > > The Opteron chip, to be released in 2003, will refuse to run > applications or display content that has not been digitally signed by > Microsoft or one if its designees. This, Microsoft says, will increase > security. Certainly it will increase the security of Microsoft > Corporation and its shareholders........" > > "AMD has been working toward Palladium compliance for some time as a > result of pressure from the motion picture and music industries......" > > "It is envisaged that once the TCPA system is fully functioning, our PCs > would quietly report to authorities any unauthorised content on our > machines. PCs and other devices would also refuse to play content, such > as a music CD, tied to another device, and may be instructed by a remote > server to delete information from the owner's hard drive........" > > "If legislation sponsored by Sen. Ernest Hollings, Democrat of South > Carolina, is approved, there could be federal prison time awaiting > anyone who disables "security" features his legislation would mandate. > The bill calls for adoption of whatever is the "industry standard" > technology for protecting the copyrighted work of movie and music > companies, which more and more looks as if it will be Palladium......" > > (Me again..) So the synopsis is that since they (M$) consider it too > expensive or too much work or that Linux is way too competitive > securitywise, they then will simply fill the security gap by using > hardware features to spy on your personal computing activities. They > will then save much money by getting the federal government to use it's > workforce (the FBI) to go after people who break the DMCA (which is a > piece of shit violation of your rights in the first place). > > So basically the US government will now go after whoever they label a > "cyberterrorist", instead of M$hit fixing their software responsibly on > their own. In other words, Palladium and the US government are now > taking up M$hit's slack in security. The force of law will now make up > for M$hit's horrendously bad software. Thru lobbied legislation(lobbied > by M$ and Hollywood), the force of law is now behind M$hit. > > Consider too the inside track on the method by which the DMCA is > currently enforced: > > http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20020919.html > > If you think you're not being tracked or watched, think again. Your > anonymous proxy is no protection. Neither are your spoofed packets. > > The point that we all must remember is not to sit back and say, "Heck, > they are just going to get hacked again; they'll never learn..." > > That's not going to work. Because eventually everyone who does a port > scan or who circumvents Palladium will be in jail. Don't think you are > immune. The real answer is to change the legislation by getting > involved with the Electronic Frontier Foundation and following their > recommendations. The way to get them where it hurts is to carry the > fight to your representatives. > > Good Luck, > > LX > > > -- > 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같� > Kernel 2.4.18-6mdk Mandrake Linux 8.2 > Enlightenment 0.16.5-11mdk Evolution 1.0.2-5mdk > Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ > 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같� > > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Dan LaBine President Maximum Lans [EMAIL PROTECTED] (514) 489-7825 6915 Fielding Ave. Suite # 228 Montreal, Quebec, H4V 1P4
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