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"The document I discussed in my previous post also provides concrete examples of a point I've made before: DRM is the technological equivalent of central planning."
Tim: you really should give credit to Eric Rayond here, this is almost exactly the argument from Cathedral and the Bazaar.
In the brave new world created by the DMCA, such modifications are federal crimes if they in any way modify "technological protection measures," which in this case is Vista's entire A/V subsystem.
The phrase I would suggest is Corporate Fascism, for the way our First Amendment rights are being eliminated for someone's business plans.
It's a real disgrace, especially considering the sacrifices many have made to keep us free...
This is a real possibility, athough most medical imaging workstations that I have seen recently are running Solaris. Hope they don't change that.
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