[GLLUG] OT: Vista's DRM cost article updated
Thomas Hruska
thruska at cubiclesoft.com
Fri Jan 26 20:02:23 EST 2007
Michael Rudas (computer) wrote:
> Many of us have seen the Peter Gutmann article "A Cost Analysis of
> Windows Vista Content Protection" in its original form. It has now been
> updated to address MS's response, which he deconstructs neatly:
>
> <http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.html>
>
> Here's the MS response he's referring to:
>
> <http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2007/01/20/windows-vista-content-protection-twenty-questions-and-answers.aspx>
>
>
> It's amazing to see how what was originally an obscure post can take on
> a life of its own. The MS response reeks of legalese and flop-sweat.
> It's WAY too overwritten for a "simple" blog post...
>
> -- Mikey
Interesting article on Vista's DRM.
I've got a few blog entries worth reading if you want technical details
on Windows Vista:
http://cubicspot.blogspot.com/2006/04/windows-vista-delayed-to-2007-and.html
http://cubicspot.blogspot.com/2006/06/how-to-force-users-to-upgrade-oses_06.html
http://cubicspot.blogspot.com/2006/06/corollary.html
First one is on the Vista graphics core code - GDI (pretty stable)
replaced with DirectX (highly unstable). Second entry: IE7+ for Vista
has three features not available to 2000/XP users. Probably simply
#ifdef statements. Last entry: Sort of an "afterthought" article on
how Vista might have been more useful.
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