[SGVLUG] semi-OT: DRM rootkits et.

[Dustin]

On Wed, 2 Nov 2005, Emerson, Tom wrote:

> "autoplay" function wouldn't execute? [whups, probably broke some
> anti-DRM law just for writing that -- oh well...]

Yeah, well, you're a commie Linux user anyway.... :-)

> install the trojan'd components [ironically, I recently came across a
> wikipedia definition of "hobson's choice", which fits this case: you
> don't /have/ to agree to the terms and install the software, but if you
> don't, you can't play the music either...]

I've decided that I'd better be able to give up media if that's what it 
takes.  There was a time when people lived with the music they could make 
or none, and I can do it again.

Depends on how much you value freedom.

Dustin