[Arm-netbook] EOMA68: DRM and Tivoisation

Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton lkcl at lkcl.net
Wed Sep 7 02:16:24 BST 2016


http://elinux.org/Embedded_Open_Modular_Architecture/EOMA-68#DRM_and_Tivoisation

i've added a specific section on tivoisation and drm - basically it's
not permitted.  it didn't occur to me to add this until the issue of
the RYF Certification came up, where it was discussed the rather scary
prospect on the horizon of USB3 devices not working due to there being
some weird "online firmware real-time download database".  it suddenly
occurred to me that if there isn't a specific section which explains
why DRM is not permitted (because it stops interoperability), someone
might actually think it's okay to implement DRM.

i can only think of *one* instance where DRM is okay, and that's in an
*isolated* Hardware-Virtualised (Guest) OS... and that's only if its
tentacles don't extend *outside* of that OS.

any thoughts which can make this clearer really appreciated.

l.

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