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If you're reading Cory Doctorow books and blogposts, that's exactly what "they" are working on and the part of the population that cares about this may be a lot
by c120 3y ago
If you're reading Cory Doctorow books and blogposts, that's exactly what "they" are working on and the part of the population that cares about this may be a lot smaller than you think.
- PrimeMcFly 3y agoI know they are trying, but there will always be people with the knowledge to resist, like the HN crowd. I can see more devices like iphones being sold and locked down, but I can't see open computers not being sold anymore, not so long as there are companies and people with a will to make them. Look at System76 as an example.
- fsflover 3y agoTry to watch Netflix on System76 computers in 4k. I heard it's impossible.
- PrimeMcFly 3y agoHence piracy.
- fsflover 3y agoI hope you're doing it anonymously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37016638 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37016638
- PrimeMcFly 3y agoNot even slightly worried. In the US they have to notify the ISP first and there is a 'strikes' system. Most ISPs don't care.
- autoexec 3y agoIt's happening already. "Trusted Computing" is only the start. Can you even buy a CPU that isn't filled with that shit? Or a motherboard where every last chip is open/fully documented and verifiable?