On 10/19/06, Mark Hounschell <dmarkh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Jinesh K J wrote: > On 10/18/06, Mark Hounschell <dmarkh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Jinesh K J wrote: >> > On 10/18/06, Mark Hounschell <dmarkh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Momchil Velikov wrote: >> >> > Jakko Pastuchio wrote: >> >> >> I must say that I support Tivo in that matter - they are protecting >> >> their >> >> >> hardware >> >> > >> >> > It seems you're completely misunderstanding the situation. It >> is not >> >> > *their* hardware, it's *mine*.[1] As such, I certainly do not >> agree on >> >> > being restricted on the ways I use and abuse it. >> >> > >> >> > ~velco >> >> >> >> It's only yours after you bought it. Until then, it's theirs. They >> >> can, and >> >> should, be able to do what ever they want to it 'while it's theirs' to >> >> keep you >> >> from doing anything they don't want you to do to it after it's yours. >> > >> > Statement 1 : They can, and should, be able to do what ever they want >> > to it 'while it's theirs' >> > >> > Statement 2 : to keep you from doing anything they don't want you to >> > do to it after it's yours >> > >> > The above statements shows clearly how our freedom is taken away by >> > Tivoization. >> > Thanks mark :-) >> >> I guess I left out one thing. You are, and should be, (via your >> freedom) able to >> do what ever you want, 'or are your self capable of doing', to it >> after 'it is >> yours'. So I don't see how your freedom is taken away. > You are trying to prove something like " 1 is not equal to -(-1) ". > >> It's was 'proved' way before my time. I just call it life, and the way it is.
:-)
Mark
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