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DRM arguments aside...
....where do you get your desktop marketshare figures? Just curious.

And Linus really didn't argue for or against DRM, just saying he doesn't like the technology. He didn't say that Linux would or would not have DRM. He said...it's UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPER!!

Linux itself is just the kernel....and the kernel itself is open source.... so any one distribution can have or not have DRM.

As for desktop marketshare, I think you might find that Linux already exceeds Mac OSX on the desktop, but since Linux isn't sold in the shop (as a rule) how would you know how many desktops are running Linux? I know several who have Macs and are running OSX alongside Linux. I know many who have PCs and are running XP alongside Linux. DRM will drive people away from OSs which force DRM on you, and some will use Windows or OSX for their DRM needs...if need be.

The point is, as far as marketshare is concerned, DRM certainly won't determine Linux' marketshare. It might just determine that of OSX and Windows.
Posted by: mdsmedia   Posted on: 01/16/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Torvalds: 'Hot air' in debates on GPL, content control  Loverock Davidson | 01/16/07
You wish that he said that, he did not  balsover | 01/16/07
he also said...  mdsmedia | 01/16/07
what part of this did you not understand  Arm A. Geddon | 01/16/07
Talk about Hot Air Loverock. Linus opposes DRM.  slim-01 | 01/17/07
Read it again, Rock.  Henry Miller | 01/16/07
Not quite that easy.  balsover | 01/16/07
huh?  Arm A. Geddon | 01/16/07
oops...I mean who are they? (nt)  Arm A. Geddon | 01/16/07
come again?? NT  mdsmedia | 01/16/07
Re: come again?? NT  none none | 01/16/07
Torvalds Opinion Means Zinlch  jjworleyeoe | 01/16/07
DRM arguments aside...  mdsmedia | 01/16/07
Nothing says you can't write a pseudo-DRM...  Henry Miller | 01/17/07
Not really...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/17/07
The point is...  Henry Miller | 01/17/07
Even in the Kernel it's bypassed  voska | 01/17/07
Torvalds is a rock-head this time!!  techboy_z | 01/17/07
So his opinions don't precisely match yours...  mdsmedia | 01/17/07
If you notice when Loverock is shown to be wrong he simply leaves  slim-01 | 01/17/07
A lot of OSS discussion is hot air  Mark Miller | 01/18/07

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