An entire plugin architecture just to support DRM is ridiculous. Taking into account that this DRM scheme is particularly idiotic (key transmitted in the clear, will do a big fat nothing to stop pirates), and what we introduce is complexity, points of failure, and massive challenges to interoperability, for what?
HTML already has a plugin architecture. This duplicates that in a non-generic way, and doesn't solve the core problem it tries to address, while introducing a host of challenges.
Re: OVERLOOKING that purpose of HTML5 is ADVERTISING.
No. Wrong. Dumb. Misleading.
HTML5 is about delivering media, as well as some enhanced approaches to basic document structure.
HTML5 gives no more control over your computer. If anything it reduces it, as currently media must be supported with executable plugins that are complex to secure and can perform arbitrary logic (e.g. surveillance).
HTML5 is not executable, it is markup. Many browsers (not all, granted) are OSS so readable markup + OSS browser = full disclosure. NO POSSIBILITY for surreptitious for additional surveillance. Further, HTML (any version) as surveillance is idiotic on its face. HTML describes a document (in clear text, no less). Surveillance is typically carried out at the network layer.
To summarize, at best you freely conflate things you clearly do not understand, and at worst you are being intentionally misleading.
Who's this "we" you speak of? You and your other personalities? You and the neighbor's dog that's telling you to kill people? You and your imaginary friend, Col. Schlotz?
*Man crashes through window. He has clearly just rappelled down the side of the building, is filthy, and shows signs of trauma*
Second Man: Hold everything, your honor!
Judge: Who are you?
Second Man: I'm Allan Cooper... Mooney! I just escaped from the Steele Hansmeier LLC prison in Cambodia, and I'm here to stop their plans to use a "laser" to blow up the moon!
Dreary's post is by turns elitist and overwhelmingly selfish. I find it offensive that someone who can earn a living writing solely because of public literacy programs such as libraries wants to do away with them now that he's selling in a (misguided) effort to increase his marginal returns. To build your career on the backs of such efforts and then to claim they're no longer needed is hypocritical to say the least.
The cynical and profiteering mentality this entails is depressing. To look at the world today, to see the wealth gap, and hence opportunity gap, between "haves" and "have nots", even in first world countries and to claim libraries are unneeded is callous to the point of inhuman, and I find it offensive.
Hey! How biting and insightful! Way to reference the elephant in the room that was totally not the subject of a couple of articles on this very blog! You are so truthful!!!
You'd think people representing the estate of Arthur Conan Doyle, who brought the world Sherlock Holmes, wouldn't need such an obvious clue to solve this.
I agree it seems unlikely, Watson, but once you've ruled out the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
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An entire plugin architecture just to support DRM is ridiculous. Taking into account that this DRM scheme is particularly idiotic (key transmitted in the clear, will do a big fat nothing to stop pirates), and what we introduce is complexity, points of failure, and massive challenges to interoperability, for what?
HTML already has a plugin architecture. This duplicates that in a non-generic way, and doesn't solve the core problem it tries to address, while introducing a host of challenges.
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Re: OVERLOOKING that purpose of HTML5 is ADVERTISING.
HTML5 is about delivering media, as well as some enhanced approaches to basic document structure.
HTML5 gives no more control over your computer. If anything it reduces it, as currently media must be supported with executable plugins that are complex to secure and can perform arbitrary logic (e.g. surveillance).
HTML5 is not executable, it is markup. Many browsers (not all, granted) are OSS so readable markup + OSS browser = full disclosure. NO POSSIBILITY for surreptitious for additional surveillance. Further, HTML (any version) as surveillance is idiotic on its face. HTML describes a document (in clear text, no less). Surveillance is typically carried out at the network layer.
To summarize, at best you freely conflate things you clearly do not understand, and at worst you are being intentionally misleading.
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Re: WE'RE not amused, either, Mike.
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Implosion
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This line sums it up best
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Re: The Replacements
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Re: The blame game
FTFY
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Re: Bev Stayart uses Levitra?
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Re: The more I jibe at Mike, the more obsessed with Prenda he gets.
Well, good for you!
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Popehat's Article Definitely worth a read!
This is gonna be... awesome!
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Second Man: Hold everything, your honor!
Judge: Who are you?
Second Man: I'm Allan Cooper... Mooney! I just escaped from the Steele Hansmeier LLC prison in Cambodia, and I'm here to stop their plans to use a "laser" to blow up the moon!
Judge: I quit.
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Dreary Dreary
The cynical and profiteering mentality this entails is depressing. To look at the world today, to see the wealth gap, and hence opportunity gap, between "haves" and "have nots", even in first world countries and to claim libraries are unneeded is callous to the point of inhuman, and I find it offensive.
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I agree it seems unlikely, Watson, but once you've ruled out the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
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Re: That's nice. You show up and all the gorillas run inside.
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