alt Hacker NewsWe like Linux adoption around these parts. But don't we like it because linux doesn't let companies mistreat it's users?
If users are unwilling to opt out of that abuse then I think its OK that their migration to Linux remains mildly inconvenient.
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II2II • last Friday at 4:39 PM
Agreed.
My take is: you're welcome to the party, but don't be surprised if someone shows you the door when you pull out the drugs. It ain't our type of fun.
I understand various reasons why people are pushing for the adoption of open source software, but it will be counterproductive if it brings the problems of the commercial software world with them.
DRM sucks, but the time to thrash against it is has passed. It's here, it's not going away, and users expect to be able to use their browsers to watch protected content.