February 8th, 2006
Rereading and thinking more about Linus Torvald’s statements about DRM and the third version of the GPL, I’m not sure I really agree with what he says. And while I think Richard Stallman can be a bit extreme (I disagree with his take on Creative Commons licenses, for one thing), reading this interview with him gives a different take on the subject of DRM, to put into further consideration.
I pretty much now how I feel about DRM: it’s stupid. It don’t think it provides any kind of security, it has a tendency to interfere with users’ rightful use of technology, and DRM in general is founded on principles that I think are based more on greed than on the common good. I think Linus makes a good point, and I think he’s right to state that he’s talking personally, not generally, but I think I tend to side more with Stallman on the issue of DRM.