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Re: TRUSTED COMPUTING ALERT! (also a small BS alert)

To: Eric A <erpo41@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: TRUSTED COMPUTING ALERT! (also a small BS alert)
From: Patrick Moon <patrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 15:17:34 -0800
On Tue, 2006-11-14 at 11:53 -0800, Eric A wrote:
...
> But don't forget about the main message: Trusted Computing = The End of Free.
> 
> I absolutely guarantee you that if Trusted Computing gains a foothold
> in PCs, Linux with either disappear for good or be effectively
> converted into software as proprietary as Microsoft Windows.
> 
> 
> Eric

I think that, while a good rally call, it's a bit to extreme, Linux as
we know it might very well change, but it seems unlikely that "Linux"
will become proprietary. At the worst it'll go fringe and use non-PC
devices. Just my 2 cents

Cheers,
Patrick



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