^jinxed84: I don't think you get it... although I sincerely hope it never comes to pass, we are talking about a collaboration between the government, hardware companies, and software companies. We're talking about a CPU that only lets you install specific hardware and a specific OS, and the OS gives you access to your computer that's basically like the access you get from a library terminal. And if you try to mess around with the hardware, you'd be breaking the law. It's not just encryption - that can be broken - it's an entire system of components built from the ground up to allow remote control and security by manufacturers.

You can mess around with software at this point, but when the security is hardwired into your system, it's another story entirely... to understand what they're planning, you have to start thinking of your PC as a non-programmable device, like a cell phone for example. You can load up new ring tones and new games but you don't have any control over the system itself. Now add onto that the ability of your service provider to scan your phone before you get to the main menu and delete any games they don't like or just block your service if they want. It's not even really *your* PC anymore.

Emulators on Linux are already unreliable and difficult to maintain... I would have to assume that it would be virtually impossible to get it to work on "TC" (assuming you could install Linux at all), since those "TC" apps would require special licensing architecture and such... ever tried to use a dongle-based program like Logic Audio on Linux? Unless you crack it, it's a nightmare...

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