[Zope] Zope killed by TCPA?

[rra42]

As someone who makes a living from coding zope/python, I don't think it 
is wrong for me to solicit the views of the zope community on how 
something like TCPA will impact zope.

Following your comment:

 > But as I said before, the TCPA sais that this description of how it's
 > supposed to work is incorrect.

I have tried to find resources on the web to show how TCPA and open 
source tools like zope/python will co-exist. The best I could find was 
from www.trustedpc.org (item 24 in the TPM FAQ pdf document) which 
didn't give much detail.

If you have a web reference you could share that counters the alarming 
descriptions of the likely effect of TCPA/Palladium on open source tools 
such as Zope/Python I and I am sure others would take great comfort from 
it as Zope/Python are terrific tools and we would like to be able to 
speak to clients with confidence about the future of these great products.

Best wishes,

Rob



Lennart Regebro wrote:

> From: "rra42" <rra42@yahoo.co.uk>
> 
>>So it is not immediately clear that we will be able to legally allowed
>>to buy non-fritzed hardware
>>
> 
> Yes, it is immediately clear that this will be legal. What won't be legal,
> and already is not legal, is to BREAK or circumvent the copyright
> protection. In other words, it is illegal to run Microsoft Word or other
> software without a license, and it is also illegal to break any copyright
> protection that Microsoft imposes on it, including TCPA.
> 
> It is NOT illegal to run Open Office instead.
> 
> 
>>and even then, will Intel consider that
>>they want to manufacture non-fritzed chips?
>>
> 
> Well, so buy from another manufacturer, then...
> 
> But as I said before, the TCPA sais that this description of how it's
> supposed to work is incorrect. It's a technology that allows you to control
> the software licensing, not a technology to prevent you from running
> open-source software. This also makes sense, while the fascist control of
> computers doesn't.
> 
> As far as I'm conserned, that's it when it comes to this topic. TCPA will
> not stop Zope from working. If you want to discuss TCPA some more, I'm sure
> there are mailing lists on this topic availiable.
> 
> 
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