Goodbye BIOS Hello EFI

[Relayer]

Intel and Microsoft are gearing up to move toward the first major overhaul of the innermost workings of the personal computer--the boundary where software and hardware meet--during 2004.

 

[Megatomic]

Not mentioned in that article is the possibility that DRM might be enforced at this level preventing the user from using software or playing files that someone wants blocked. Who likes this idea? I don't...

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Originally posted by: Megatomic
Not mentioned in that article is the possibility that DRM might be enforced at this level preventing the user from using software or playing files that someone wants blocked. Who likes this idea? I don't...

It makes me angry too, let's hope if they do it that it'll be limited to the big OEM systems or that it'll be quickly hacked so we can get around it :beer:

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER

Originally posted by: Megatomic
Not mentioned in that article is the possibility that DRM might be enforced at this level preventing the user from using software or playing files that someone wants blocked. Who likes this idea? I don't...

It makes me angry too, let's hope if they do it that it'll be limited to the big OEM systems or that it'll be quickly hacked so we can get around it :beer:

This is the "Trusted Computing" platform I have been warning veryone in P&N about. They are pushing for this to be Law. Might as well put a Microsoft/Government employee in every home and business.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

I hear ya Dave! Let's all pull for the hackers on this one

 

[Megatomic]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER

Originally posted by: Megatomic
Not mentioned in that article is the possibility that DRM might be enforced at this level preventing the user from using software or playing files that someone wants blocked. Who likes this idea? I don't...

It makes me angry too, let's hope if they do it that it'll be limited to the big OEM systems or that it'll be quickly hacked so we can get around it :beer:

This is the "Trusted Computing" platform I have been warning veryone in P&N about. They are pushing for this to be Law. Might as well put a Microsoft/Government employee in every home and business.

I've been decrying it too. This is bad for freedom. I really despise how they try to sugarcoat it (faster boot time???) so that the average Joe will blindly accept it without suspecting what this is all really about (if they can virus scan prior to windows loading what's to keep them from scanning for other stuff?). :|