From: Austin Ziegler <halostatue@...>
Date: 2006-04-06T03:04:02+09:00
Subject: Re: GPL v3 and Ruby License.

On 4/5/06, Gregory Brown <gregory.t.brown@gmail.com> wrote:> http://www.fsfeurope.org/projects/gplv3/torino-rms-transcript.en.html#drm-and-laws>> Check out the fsf website for loads more.>> Basically, I see the issue of things like Tivo being something real> and scary.  Lock your code away and don't give users the key. That's> not free anymore.
It's not the code that's locked away; it's the data. I see no reasonthat TiVo should have to release their DRM code, even if I disagreewith their DRM and even if I disagree with the DMCA (which I *do*).The Linux variant they use? Sure. But the DRM code? No.
Some of it comes down to the idea of IP ownership, which Stallmanclearly opposes. But I don't. I think that the rights of ownership are*different* with IP vs physical property (of necessity), but I thinkthat there are still important and viable rights that may even includerestricting who is allowed to use the IP involved. (I *do* disagreewith software and business method patents, even though I will probablyend up working on stuff that leads to a patent.)
But I also believe in the idea of binary drivers while supporting thedevelopment of open source drivers.
-austin--Austin Ziegler * halostatue@gmail.com               * Alternate: austin@halostatue.ca