Re: Microsoft's Jihad - Palladium

From: Andrew S. (andrew-news@shaw.ca)
Date: 06/26/02 

From: "Andrew S." <andrew-news@shaw.ca>
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 04:52:17 GMT

On Tue, 25 Jun 2002 17:58:45 -0600, blunted1 wrote:

> Microsoft never ceases to amaze me:
>
> http://www.msnbc.com/news/770511.asp?cp1=1
>
> Securing content via hardware, will it work? I think not.
>
> I just wanted to get the *NIX spin on Microsoft's latest way to control
> the desktop. Will the open source community follow with an equal?
>
> I do like the fact that they admit that it won't really work until the
> second or third release, although I doubt they'll even have it right by
> then.
>
> peace,
> blunted1
 
"Microsoft is also publishing the system's source code."
hmmm, i wonder.

Again it seems that microsoft is single handedly using its power to
change the pc market and maintain its monopoly. If they really go "open
source" (which i doubt, it'll more likely be: this is what we want you to
see, and thats all your getting) then sure, in time, the system should
work, but based on microsofts historical record in security, but it will
be a very long time indeed.

Mabye its me, i'm just afraid of change, but i know that if i delete a
file now by accident its hard enought to get back, what about when
everything in my computer is encrypted too?

For now, i'm sticken with *nix (or rather, linux, oh well, nobodies
perfect, eh?), and i doubt thats gonna change any time soon.

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