[Zope] Zope killed by TCPA?

[rra42]

Hi,

Reading comment on TCPA at:

 > http://www.notcpa.org/about.html
 > http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/tcpa-faq.html

I got the impression that an open source document or application will 
not run on a "fritzed" PC unless the code had been signed/certified:

Quoting from www.notcpa.org:
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And there's more. Every program you want to execute has to be certified. 
So, you're a developer and want to create your own programs? Of course,
with a certified IDE you're able to write your own source code. But it's 
not possible to execute your programs you just developed - unless you're 
going to certify them (which costs about $100.000!)."What the heck, I'll 
switch to linux when TCPA is reality!"

Now we're getting to the point where you could imagine what happens to 
the GPL and linux. First of all: It's no longer possible to install 
linux, because this Operating System is not certified by the TCPA. No, 
that's not a joke. Okay, imagine there would be a certified Linux. (HP 
creates one, btw). What's happening to OpenSource development, then? 
Every open source developer would need to certify his program, before he 
can distribute them. But how should he pay that certification?

What happens to quick bugfixes? And what happens to all the guys who 
want to compile the software on their own. There is NO chance to do all 
that stuff.
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End Quote.

This was what made me concerned about the viability of continuing to 
offer clients zope/python based solutions.

Rob




Jim Washington wrote:

> The short answer is No.  Why do you ask?
> 
> rra42 wrote:
> 
>> Will developers who make a living from Zope/Python be out of work when 
>> TCPA comes next year?
>>
> 
> 


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