The Coming War on General Computation (2011)(opentranscripts.org)
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The Coming War on General Computation (2011)
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Given then Chromebooks can go into dev mode and run linux and you have windows subsystem for Linux, really what we are seeing in 2017 is the ubiquity of linux and the gpl stack
There is a kind of sequel to this talk:
Fighting Back in the War on General Purpose Computers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT6itfUUsoQ
Fighting Back in the War on General Purpose Computers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT6itfUUsoQ
This is a rather hyperbolic talk. I kept thinking of counter examples; non-spyware devices, general purpose computers I've browsed by the hundreds in the last week; ways to maximize the use cases for devices sold at ridiculously low "black box" price points; missed opportunities to pour even worse regulation on the innocent user, etc.
I dunno, I just can't get there. I don't see a war on general computation. Maybe a shifting set of industry priorities around it, but that isn't a war...
I dunno, I just can't get there. I don't see a war on general computation. Maybe a shifting set of industry priorities around it, but that isn't a war...
interesting read, especially today when everything is a computerized device.
Seeing how often the cracks where infected, this approach by the - not - entertainment industry, will be the road the giants of tomorrow will take. Apple, google - they will try to brick any remaining free device.
Again?
It was the first time I've read this. Glad I did, at least
Probably not bad to re-read once a year, but yea it was posted only a few months ago.
Who needs DRM when the devices themselves lock people out.