[mdlug] Is Vista going to be the new Windows ME?

[Robert Adkins]

Wolfger wrote:
> On 1/29/07, Michael Corral <micorral at comcast.net> wrote:
>   
>> And it appears that someone has already figured out a way to
>> bypass Vista's DRM: http://www.alex-ionescu.com/?p=24
>>     
>
> Without even reading the fine article, I can say "Duh!". DRM always
> gets broken. Always. The question is, does it take minutes or weeks?
> The answer usually depends not on the sophistication of the DRM so
> much as the desirability of defeating it. DRM creation is a money
> pit... corporations throw fistfulls of dollars in, and get nothing in
> return (other than some unhappy end users).
>   

    Speaking of DRM...

    Our next TV (Since our current one is starting to show that it won't 
be working for much longer...) is going to be a Widescreen HD. It's 
going to take up much less space on the TV Stand. So, I am going to toss 
together a Linux based Media System and I was curious if anyone here has 
experience with setting up an HD-DVD Player/Media System with Linux.

    I would like to get the most out of the equipment. However, it's not 
the end of the world if we don't get "HD" resolution for watching 
movies. After all, we've lived this long without HD, we can still live 
fine without it, especially since we have no intention of moving up from 
Basic Cable.

    -Rob