That would make for interesting marketing. "This computer contains the Microsoft Palladium inhanced processor." "This computer contains a processor without Microsoft Palladium limitations." Henry On Tuesday 24 September 2002 09:50, Alex Daniloff wrote:
I don't mind if Hollywood implements that Palladium for an average Joe Blow who uses computer to browse adult web sites, play games and watch licensed DVDs. What is about all others who use computers as professionals for their day to day work? Why they have to be viewed as a bunch of dorks who only think about stealing somebody's copyrighted material? It looks very rude to me. Why they can't split processor development into two lines? First line M$ OS software specific with all this protection scam. Second line all other (Linux,Unix,BSD) OS specific without any limitations.
Alex
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On Mon, 23 Sep 2002 21:33:34 -0400
gilson redrick
wrote: LinuxJournal, Oct.2002: Heather Mead, senior editor: "We are
seeing more and
more clearly that Hollywood has the money and the desire to turn
the Internet
into a super-regulated, privacy-invading, content-management
system."
I think this is what Palladium is all about. They want to have
something in each
computer that acts like a "cable-box" content lock. When cable
modems
and fiber-optic home feeds become common-place, they want to make sure you have to pay to view their content. I don't see why
they
don't do this external to the computer in a separate blackbox. I
guess
they figure that programmers are smart enough to decode any
scrambling
scheme with their computers......so build the descrambler right into each processor. I can see the FBI confiscating computers because you have that "new Chinese processor" that allows you to watch
first
run movies without paying. Just like they do now with illegal cable
boxes.