Subject: RE: tcpa/palladium
From: Jim Gribbin (jewelrysupplier@gci.net)
Date: Mon Jul 01 2002 - 20:47:48 AKDT
Stan sent me a link that while it doesn't actually tie into the
Palladium stuff, it does tie into some other stuff that Cringly talks
about in this column.
http://www.billparish.com/msftfraudfacts.html
Jim Gribbin
On Sat, 2002-06-29 at 18:42, Andy Firman wrote:
>
>
> Here is a follow up by Cringley on Palladium.
> It mentions Linux and open source again.
> This kind of power they (MS and Intel) could ultimately
> gain is rather unsettling.
>
> http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20020627.html
>
> Andy
>
>
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> Subject: Re: tcpa/palladium
>
>
>
> I just had a scary thought, what happens when this filters into the
> servers and routers that make up the Internet. Will we be required to
> use a computer considered 'Trustworthy' just for web access? What
> happens then if we bad-mouth MS and they decide to brand use
> un-Trustworthy. Will we loose all net access? Will these guys then
> control our right to Free Speech?
>
> How about this one? An internet router running MS 2000 server detects
> you aren't running an MS operating system and your internet access drops
> to 1/4 speed and you are routed through Egypt to get to your corporate
> HQ downtown in much the same way these printers detect your use of an
> off-brand printer cartridge and drop your printing quality by 75%.
>
> Jim Gribbin
>
> On Wed, 2002-06-26 at 23:52, Andy Firman wrote:
> >
> >
> > This seems to be really scary stuff.
> > (and a little over my head)
> >
> > But wanted to post as Linux is part of this issue.
> >
> > I will be interested to hear comments
> > from the Alaska community.....
> >
> > http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/tcpa-faq.html
> >
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