Technologically wise
Ah, the joys of reading slashdot again. Here’s a little gem from a recent Linus Torvalds interview:
“One reason I really dislike DRM is that it is technologically an inferior solution to not doing DRM. It actually makes it harder for people to do what they want to do. It makes it harder to do things that you really should be able to do,” said Torvalds. - source: DRM, GPLv3 just ‘hot air’: Linus Torvalds
What’s wrong with this picture? The technology argument, while it has its place, has nothing to do with making it harder for people to do what they want to do. See, right there, that’s a freedom argument.
Of course it’s all hot air if we don’t listen to what the other party says. Free Software is a global movement. You have to acknowledge the FSF role in bringing together thousands of people to discuss a copyright licence. This is democracy, civil society, conversation and referendum all rolled into one.
Having said that, I wish Torvards would shut up about the FSF and give them a break.
