Re: TCPA and Open Source

2002-08-13 Thread Michael Motyka
"James A. Donald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote : >-- >On 13 Aug 2002 at 0:05, AARG! Anonymous wrote: >> The point is that while this is a form of signed code, it's not >> something which gives the TPM control over what OS can boot. >> Instead, the VCs are used to report to third party challenge

Re: TCPA and Open Source

2002-08-13 Thread James A. Donald
-- On 13 Aug 2002 at 0:05, AARG! Anonymous wrote: > The point is that while this is a form of signed code, it's not > something which gives the TPM control over what OS can boot. > Instead, the VCs are used to report to third party challengers > (on remote systems) what the system configura

TCPA and Open Source

2002-08-13 Thread AARG! Anonymous
One of the many charges which has been tossed at TCPA is that it will harm free software. Here is what Ross Anderson writes in the TCPA FAQ at http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/tcpa-faq.html (question 18): > TCPA will undermine the General Public License (GPL), under which > many free and open sour