Hello all,
Since this is my first post and I'm introducing a new thread (how rude of me) a small introduction.
I'm a long time Linux user, about 6 years now.
Work in IT, installing networks,servers,pc,etc for small businesses <100 users. Write software, even documentation (sometimes).
Well that's long enough.
I guess everybody heard about Microsoft new email control features in Outlook.
The BBC been doing a really good job of advertising it. They'll get a
discount on licensing it.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3207258.stm
I smugly thought that well you'll need O2003 and Exchange to get this working
and so will the receiver, well it maybe that I'm wrong
"Microsoft says a free viewing program will be available for those who receive
a protected document but are not using Office 2003."
If this comes common place then forget it, the DMCA or (European :
http://www.eurolinux.org/)will not allow any other to read it.
I know what some of you are saying, Yatsura your tired and paranoid. Maybe
I except that big business is likely to resist this on may fronts. The cost of migration for a start.
However, small business will take to this in the droves.
The whole issue of digital rights management doesn't have a known end point or known goal other than protecting intellectual property, which it does mainly through legislation rather than technology.
So should I stop installing Linux servers for my customers, apologise, recommend they found some to install Microsoft SBS and leave IT?
Since this is my first post and I'm introducing a new thread (how rude of me) a small introduction.
I'm a long time Linux user, about 6 years now.
Work in IT, installing networks,servers,pc,etc for small businesses <100 users. Write software, even documentation (sometimes).
Well that's long enough.
I guess everybody heard about Microsoft new email control features in Outlook.
The BBC been doing a really good job of advertising it. They'll get a
discount on licensing it.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3207258.stm
I smugly thought that well you'll need O2003 and Exchange to get this working
and so will the receiver, well it maybe that I'm wrong
"Microsoft says a free viewing program will be available for those who receive
a protected document but are not using Office 2003."
If this comes common place then forget it, the DMCA or (European :
http://www.eurolinux.org/)will not allow any other to read it.
I know what some of you are saying, Yatsura your tired and paranoid. Maybe
I except that big business is likely to resist this on may fronts. The cost of migration for a start.
However, small business will take to this in the droves.
The whole issue of digital rights management doesn't have a known end point or known goal other than protecting intellectual property, which it does mainly through legislation rather than technology.
So should I stop installing Linux servers for my customers, apologise, recommend they found some to install Microsoft SBS and leave IT?
