Re: Death by code release

[Rob Thompson <my.security.lists () gmail com>]

Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:07:54 +0900, Peter Evans said:
> > On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 06:19:25PM -0800, Rob Thompson wrote:
> > > Peter Evans wrote:
> > > >    Well, I wonder if it is as anal as vista (which I have, but
> > > >    to be quite honest, can't be arsed to install) about HDCP and
> > > >    content encraption.
> >  
> > > It would be a safe assumption that it will be worse.  Remember,
> > > Micro$oft was the fine group that force Palladium down our throats.  But
> > > to be fair, we all know what can be said about assumptions.
> >      Ah, but Palladium stops spam!
> >
> >      All I can find though, is FUD though. Does it really exist?
>
> Many systems now include a TPM chipset.  That's about all that's *really*
> happened. Most of the rest evaporated when it became clear that consumers
> really prefer their media without insane DRM attached to it (except for
> all the Vista DRM stuff that still ended up in there anyhow).

I guess I should have read up one more message before my other response.

What Valdis said...  ;p

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Rob

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