Re: The subject line is irrelevant these days

> > I would say that DRM restricted content clearly falls into the category
> > of "other controlled environments."  How is "from an ISP to only its
> > customers" different to, say, "to people running a specified operating
> > system, browser and proprietary binary blob"?
> 
> Because it's linked from the open web, and unlike (for example) the
> internal network of a corporation, is accessible to anyone. They may not
> wish to pay, they may not wish to use the tools needed, of course, but
> those are *their* choices.

I can choose to become the customer of an ISP, too.  That doesn't make
their customer-only content available through the open web any more than
DRM content is should I choose to become a customer of the movie studio
in question.

> Well, it seems to be the major objection; it underlies your definition of
> 'open', doesn't it?

Not mine.  The W3Cs.
 
> My company just announced a free operating system (OS X Mavericks).  I
> rather thought that it doesn't meet your requirements -- that you want
> open-source, not free.  Am I wrong?
 
I wasn't aware that OSX Mavericks was Free Software.  Perhaps you should
tell Richard Stallman.

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Received on Tuesday, 22 October 2013 21:47:38 UTC