> Firefox is DRM-free by default.
It is now. But next year? In five years? And if it's gone, then what?
> This is a paranoid slippery slope.
Well, it's a slippery slope. And I do tend to plan for the worst. Plus a safety factor.
It is now. But next year? In five years? And if it's gone, then what?
> This is a paranoid slippery slope.
Well, it's a slippery slope. And I do tend to plan for the worst. Plus a safety factor.
The "OMG EVERYTHING WILL BE DRM" panic is not new. We've had widely available DRM back when Flash was super popular. And still, to this day, the only DRM'd thing is movies.
Maybe you meant to type 'the only thing I care about'.
I meant to type "I never actually saw DRM on the web in person".
Also, proprietary desktop software is still usually "protected" by just a serial number :D
The ineffectuality of most DRM isn't really an argument for it (or even just an argument against arguments against it), though.
Not really; there's a lot of sophisticated DRM going around at least since the 70's..