On 15/07/13 06:18, jsabean wrote: > First of all, how do I quote when I make a reply, a bit of a noob > question but I don't know how to use the forums platform trisquel > forums use, I'm use to phpBB lol.
Hey! Are you jsbean on phpBB.com? (I used to frequent there as well). > So is there a line there? If so, what would it be? If it's not > connected to a network it's fine? That can't be so because I agree > with the example of the games that onpon4 gave. Perhaps the line > should be it's okay to have it loaded in a rom and not have access to > the source only if the developer can't exercise unjust power over > you, but that would beg the question what would unjust power be? DVD players are often not connected to networks and I would guess are ROM-based, and often they often play DVD ROMs. But I think they are still harmful because they promote DRM and make DVDs useless on computers without it. They also encourage hardware monopolies and take away the freedom of hardware manufacturers and tinkerers, as only manufacturers who are members of the DVD Forum are allowed access to the DRM specifications and secret keys. DVD DRM is broken now, but Blu-Ray is something else entirely... As I understand it, Blu-Ray disks can contain key updates and revocations, and some Blu-Ray manufacturers are now requiring an internet connection (but now I'm getting off-topic). Andrew.
