Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 13 Dec 2001 08:38:59 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 13 Dec 2001 08:38:50 -0500 Received: from garrincha.netbank.com.br ([200.203.199.88]:33295 "HELO netbank.com.br") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Thu, 13 Dec 2001 08:38:29 -0500 Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 11:38:11 -0200 (BRST) From: Rik van Riel X-X-Sender: To: James Simmons Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: [OT] DRM OS In-Reply-To: Message-ID: X-spambait: aardvark@kernelnewbies.org X-spammeplease: aardvark@nl.linux.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, 12 Dec 2001, James Simmons wrote: > Microsoft patents loading a trusted OS into a trusted CPU. The OS prevents > untrusted applications from accessing Rights Managed Data. I haven't looked up the link, but this sounds suspiciously like what UNIX permission bits have been doing since the 1970s. I guess MS trying to enforce their patent against anyone would just get it invalidated, or the claim is narrow enough that people can work around it. > http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/search-adv.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&d=CR99&S1=5,892,900.UREF.&OS=ref/5,892,900&RS=REF/5,892,900 Then again, this only applies to people unlucky enough to live in the US. No need to worry. cheers, Rik -- Shortwave goes a long way: irc.starchat.net #swl http://www.surriel.com/ http://distro.conectiva.com/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/