In other words, DRM from top to bottom ...

In other words, DRM from top to bottom ...

Posted Nov 24, 2009 2:55 UTC (Tue) by Trelane (subscriber, #56877)
In reply to: In other words, DRM from top to bottom ... by gravious
Parent article: Linux Implements Support For Trusted Computing, Safer Online Transactions (The Gov Monitor)

Interestingly, I just got a newsletter about the FSF's new "Protects Your Freedom" hardware endorsement program. From the newsletter, since I can't find a web page on it:

I write to you this holiday season with exciting news to report. We are preparing to launch a new hardware endorsement program that will see consumer product packaging carrying an FSF endorsement mark with the slogan, "Respects Your Freedom." The first product endorsed - to be announced during December - will be a netbook running gNewSense, a fully free GNU/Linux distribution.

An FSF endorsement will tell the world that a product respects everyone's freedom: meaning any user can change the device and make it doe whatever the hardware is capable of doing, as all the hardware is fully compatible with free software. Users can play without the fear of proprietary licensing and its associated legal threats. The endorsement will be backed by the FSF's rock-solid commitment to software freedom and users' rights. Our endorsement tells everyone in the world that the software on these products can be trusted completely to work for them. The program will be open to all device manufacturers, and over time we hope that it will encourage citizens to seek out products that carry our mark, helping to build a sustainable environment for computer user freedom.

So much better than BadVista and 7Sins. Ugh.

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