Wut do u think about TCPA?

The375Boy · Mar 12, 2003, 08:45 AM

http://www.againsttcpa.com/what-is-tcpa.html

EDIT by ToshiroOC: Merged your two threads and kept the more informative subject title.

The375Boy · Mar 12, 2003, 08:48 AM

whatt will you do when this comes into play (TCPA) dont know what it is? here: http://www.againsttcpa.com/what-is-tcpa.html

ToshiroOC · Mar 12, 2003, 08:53 AM

I will continue to use AMD chips, since AMD has so far said that it will not implement any technology in its hardware that will restrict it's user's usage. This sort of thing is directly anti-open-source, since the validation source for any Palladium-style authentication needs to be closed by definition, otherwise anything at all can validate... and thus defeating the purpose of TCPA tech

DuTcHBoYy420 · Mar 12, 2003, 11:20 AM

yeah but it said its going to come into everything Ei. Cd-roms, hard driver, motherboards, almost every piece of hardware u can think of for a PC

Tempmeyes · Mar 12, 2003, 11:37 AM

Then either bypass's will be made or a great deal of people will perform the "last upgrade"

dipstick · Mar 12, 2003, 02:07 PM

I guess I'll stop using PCs sometime in the near future if this goes through. These people seriously gotta get off the drugs

ToshiroOC · Mar 12, 2003, 05:33 PM

Well, at risk of being called alarmist, BUY NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!

They'll lose too many sales if everyone starts putting in Palladium controls ala TCPA, and even if they still go ahead with it, there will be a way around it, even if it means simply not using any Palladium-enabled programs

The375Boy · Mar 12, 2003, 06:04 PM

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Originally posted by Tempmeyes
Then either bypass's will be made or a great deal of people will perform the "last upgrade"

bypass... 2048 bit strong encryption, have fun

-={420}=- · Mar 13, 2003, 03:07 AM

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Originally posted by The375Boy
Wut do u think about TCPA?

Uh Uh! NO WAY!

Rayder · Mar 13, 2003, 03:53 AM

The best possible thing you could do in this case is to just NOT buy any PC products that contain that garbage. If it doesn't sell, they'll have to abandon the idea.

The375Boy · Mar 13, 2003, 02:38 PM

dude, their gonna be in every piece of hardware (no software)

DallasStar · Mar 13, 2003, 02:41 PM

i strongly doubt that this will be in every piece of software/hardware. I'm sure there are companies out there that will refuse to use this in their products. If not in the USA, then in Taiwan and Hong Kong!

The375Boy · Mar 13, 2003, 03:19 PM

no software, only hardware, but still this is against our rights!

The_Neon_Cowboy · Mar 13, 2003, 03:39 PM

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Originally posted by ToshiroOC
Well, at risk of being called alarmist, BUY NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE! They'll lose too many sales if everyone starts putting in Palladium controls ala TCPA, and even if they still go ahead with it, there will be a way around it, even if it means simply not using any Palladium-enabled programs

this is very old news.... it was belived the hardware industry would never ever let it pass ... becouse it aslo specifacly bans users from Upgradeing thier systems... there for all the compmanies selling hardware only customers would be system builders like hp or compaq etc... ant not sold to the public.