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To: eno_
If Microsoft implements DRM throughout the system, even hardcore MS fans like me will be installing and running Linux...

Better hang on to your old hardware... If MS rams this hardware change through, nothing but signed MS software will run.

26 posted on 06/23/2002 1:32:01 PM PDT by TechJunkYard
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To: TechJunkYard
LinuxPPC works quite well on Macs. My PowerBook runs YellowDog 2.2 very nicely. If OS X isn't to your liking (I just can't run it fast enough for my tastes) then LinuxPPC distributions are ready to meet your needs.
27 posted on 06/23/2002 3:09:59 PM PDT by dheretic
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To: TechJunkYard
If MS rams this hardware change through, nothing but signed MS software will run.
That would be difficult to accomplish. Linux runs on a wide variety of CPUs. So while it is true that x86 CPUs from Intel and AMD are the most cost-effective, especially when you figure in the economy of scale in motherboards, etc., it certainly isn't the case that MS could shut Linux out of usable high-performance CPUs. And if Intel thought to come out with a "trusted Linux" distro, it be a giant flop. I also hear a distinct silence on this from Apple.
33 posted on 06/24/2002 6:51:37 AM PDT by eno_
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