From: kcalder@blueyonder.co.uk   
      
   In message , Kay Abendroth   
    writes   
   >Kevin Calder wrote:   
   >[...]   
   >> Just think about it.   
      
   >I find TCPA very threatening.   
      
   Yes, yes, yes.  If I were forced to use TCPA compliant hardware that   
   would only run TCPA compliant software the only thing left standing on   
   my comp would be, uh, linux. ;)   
      
   I'm only typing this in  XP right now because I'm to dammed lazy to   
   reboot.  I'd quite like to be forced to never boot Windows again.   
      
   But, seriously, yes it is very threatening.   
      
   >> Non TCPA data-havens situated in international waters, run by an   
   >>underground computing community which will actually be the underdog   
   >>again.   
      
   >This sounds very cool, but who will do that and with which money?   
      
   Ok, so scratch the platforms, but couldn't these be countries who refuse   
   to comply with TCPA?   
      
   >> Sounds to me like the future will be more Gibson than the current   
   >>state of affairs, seen as how GameCopyWorld and Kazza have been pwning   
   >>the  authorities for years now.   
      
   >At least it will be the start of a real big gap between   
   >trusted/controled and still free. BTW, I prefer second.   
      
   Well, I suppose this is a possible upside isn't it?  Could TCPA actually   
   create more space for 'untrusted' developments to flourish?   
      
   zip,   
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   Kevin Calder   
      
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