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[FYI] fm: The Coming Storm
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The Coming Storm
jeff covey <jeff.covey at pobox.com> - June 03rd 2000, 23:59 EST
While data locked in a proprietary format may be an inconvenience,
it isn't a dead end for computer users; hackers can always find
a way around software limitations. But what if the limitation
is in the hardware? In today's editorial, Bruce Bell considers
a world in which information is locked inside "trusted client"
devices and explains why he thinks the Open Source community
should be worried.
...
--
'Ein Spassvogel hat uebrigens neben einem Colaautomaten einen
kleinen Zettel geklebt: "This is the pavillion of the United
States of America".'
-- http://www.heise.de/tp/deutsch/special/expo/6826/1.html