Star Linux 'Needs DRM Support' for Consumer Success
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 7th Apr 2006 14:18 UTC
Linux A RealNetworks executive has claimed that Linux risks being excluded from the consumer market if it does not add support for copy-restriction technologies. But the Free Software Foundation Europe countered this claim on Thursday, saying that consumers have made it clear that they do not want DRM restricting their use of digital media.
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How stupid
by el3ktro on Fri 7th Apr 2006 14:34 UTC
el3ktro
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2006-01-10

This is the most stupid claim I've ever heart. The fact that theres no DRM at all in Linux is one of the reasons I use it! I'll never use any of this DRM stuff, that's for sure.

Tom

Edited 2006-04-07 14:34

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RE: How stupid
by line_eater on Fri 7th Apr 2006 17:43 in reply to "How stupid"
line_eater Member since:
2006-01-25

I agree. I'd dump linux like a flaming bag of doo doo.

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RE[2]: How stupid
by dr_gonzo on Fri 7th Apr 2006 19:52 in reply to "RE: How stupid"
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2005-07-06

If a DRM system were to be developed for Linux, you could keep on using Linux without using DRM. I use Mac OS X (which has DRM in iTunes) and I don't use DRM.

You can choose not to use DRM even when DRM is installed on your computer.

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by happycamper on Fri 7th Apr 2006 18:53 in reply to "How stupid"
RE[2]: How stupid
by Celerate on Fri 7th Apr 2006 23:43 in reply to "RE: How stupid"
Celerate Member since:
2005-06-29

Where have you been the last 16 years, Linux has been progressively growing in several "corporate run" nations at a very healthy rate. Linux is more than an operating system, it's a slow but steady revolution.

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