MS DRM OS

[Sunder]

Pshaw... with our patent office?  Hell, if it says "Microsoft" on the
application the monkey with the "Approved" stamp will happily apply the
ink to the paper.

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 + ^ + :Surveillance cameras|Passwords are like underwear. You don't /|\
  \|/  :aren't security.  A |share them, you don't hang them on your/\|/\
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  /|\  :masked killer, but  |don't email them, or put them on a web  \|/
 + v + :will violate privacy|site, and you must change them very often.
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On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 georgemw at speakeasy.net wrote:

> On 20 Dec 2001, at 9:20, Michael Motyka wrote:
> 
> > My thought is that it is not novel in any way save that it witholds root access
> > from the owner of the machine.
> > 
> 
> I think it does a little more than that.  "Deny the luser owner
> root access" is sufficient to explain how the luser is prevented
> from copying or modifying the trusted content, but it doesn't
> explain how "trusted" apps can access the data.  
> In essence, deny the luser root access + all programs signed
> by microsoft automatically run as root. Neither piece alone
> would be innovative enough to be patentable, but maybe the combo 
> is.
> 
> George
>