Patrik Stridvall wrote:
Patrik Stridvall wrote:
One intresting aspect concerning Wine is the DRM (Digital Rights Management) that Slashdot reported that Microsoft are going to add to Windows.
If we implement it is Wine we are not trying to circumvent it quite the opposite we are trying to to make it possible enforce it. ;-)
Of course a one line patch making a critical function always return TRUE or something might be able to disable it for people that don't like it. :-)
DO IT!
I think we currently have other more important thing to do for Wine 1.0.
Certainly
[BIG SNIP]
If they go after you then you know for sure that they have the poorest of intentions.
Well, we already know that their only intention is more profit, so this will not really help us derive anything new.
Patrik, that was probably one of the most well-written arguments I have heard against the DMCA. Too bad probably only Wine developers will see it.
Ever thought of becoming a lawyer? ;-)
-Dave