On 01/02/07, Daniel Watkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Andy wrote: > > Software DRM works only on the assumption that one can not determine > > how the "authorised" program works. You can do that just as easily on > > Linux, just compile the code, yes it can be reverse engineered but you > > could never hide it anyway, the CPU needs to be able to understand it. > I disagree. Software DRM works only on the assumption that if either you > break it or you take advantage of you having broken it, you can be sued > for breaking it. The companies who build this defect into their product > do it knowing that it doesn't stop people using it, it stop people using > it 'legally'.
I'm not sure that's right. A license will stop you using it legally, you don't need DRM for that. You use DRM to enforce the license. Hwyl, Neil. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
