[wellylug] Mini-ITX Motherboard

[Jethro Carr]

On Sun, 2005-03-13 at 04:46, Ian Beardslee wrote:

> > However, if you then make it impossible for a individual to buy a
> > licence, and make no software avalible on that user's platform, it's
> > unfair. People buy your product (DVD), and then find to play the DVD
> > they must break the law, and in theory could be taken to court. Someone
> > has brought their product in good faith, but they find out they can't
> > play it!
> 
> So you are saying that if I go buy a trailer I should just be able to go
> take a car to tow it.  After all my means of transport, a pushbike, isn't
> supported by the trailer.

no, it's like buying a trailer (DVD), to use on your toyota car (DVD
Player) and finding that you need to buy a special connector (DVD
Decryption), which can be brought in the amount of 1 for a Ford or
30,000 for a Toyota (impossible for an individual). Or you could use a
3rd party adaptor (libdvdcss), but if a cop sees you, you'll get a nasty
fine.

Remember, we have the trailer (DVD) and the car (DVD Drive), we just
lack the connecter (DVD Decryption) - we want to buy one, but it's
impossible!


anyway, we could go on all day, with everyone's different opinions. :-)


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-- Jethro Carr

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