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Firefox bringing you DRM

Name: Anonymous 2014-05-14 18:25

wow, ok so firefox is going to include a DRM binary from adobe inside a "sandbox". it will no longer be 100% free software.

* http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/14/firefox-closed-source-drm-video-browser-cory-doctorow/print
* http://andreasgal.com/2014/05/14/eme/
* https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=923590
* https://brendaneich.com/2013/10/the-bridge-of-khazad-drm/

The reason for implementing DRM is to kill DRM, somehow..I think this is just post-hoc justification for the bad decision of compromising their core ideals for the sake of market share.

Name: Anonymous 2014-05-15 8:04

>>25
With dozens of anonymous hosting services available over anonymity networks (e.g. Tor, I2P), the only security faggots that will be turned off by the legal aspect are those who absolutely want to publish their work under their own legal name.

>>27-29
Give up. They have billions of dollars and physical armies at their disposition. Just bend over and hope they'll be gentle.

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