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From: "Dean McEwan" <dean_mcewan@linuxmail.org>
To: szepe@pinerecords.com
Cc: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
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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