DRM is not evil, just useless.
DRM is not evil, just useless.
Posted Sep 23, 2006 11:46 UTC (Sat) by JakeG (guest, #40696)In reply to: DRM is not evil, just useless. by JakeG
Parent article: Kernel developers' position on GPLv3
...and you know where that leads? Banning or guns.
Or technologies used to circumvent copyright. Essentially a GPLv3 Linux could be considered a tool that helps break the law, even if it's legal.
By the way, if you want to run your own code on your own hardware, they buy hardware that allows it. Fortunately there is still this so called free market economy we have. So vote with your feet.
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