Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | From | "Dean McEwan" <> | Date | Wed, 14 May 2003 15:18:23 +0000 | Subject | Re: Digital Rights Management - An idea (limited lease, renting, expiration, verification) NON HARDWARE BASED. |
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----- Original Message ----- From: Tomas Szepe <szepe@pinerecords.com> Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 17:12:46 +0200 To: Dean McEwan <dean_mcewan@linuxmail.org> Subject: Re: Digital Rights Management - An idea (limited lease, renting, expiration, verification) NON HARWARE BASED.
> > [dean_mcewan@linuxmail.org] > > > > E.G. a kernel could refuse to work after one year forcing its users to > > upgrade their kernel, preventing exploits being left in place, and > > creators of the prefab kernels in a sticky liable mess. > > Well, I reckon people who have an irresistible temptation to fish > out their C64 to play Bubble Bobble[1] every time somebody comes > to visit would have a pretty distinct opinion on this "feature." Hmm.. I have no problem making it so that Abandonware software is autmatically decrypted, however that means a master key system :) and thats a no no in our GPL world. The key would just me used by everybody :) LOL.
> > -- > Tomas Szepe <szepe@pinerecords.com> > > [1] http://www.bubandbob.com/
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