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Ask HN: Is Wayland a Push for DRM in Linux?
I'm not talking about Direct Rendering Manager, but Digital Rights Management. If we move too far away from the architecture of X, will there be no more digital hole in Linux? Perhaps some see this as a good thing (ie, control for *IAA) or will DRM always be at the mercy of the fact that you'll have (in theory) the source code for all media playback always with the license of open source?
- burgerbrain 16y agoWhy do you think there will be no "digital hole" with Wayland? You will still be free to use a Free implementation of it, just like you are free to use a Free implementation of X. No, there are lots of very good reasons to push back on Wayland, but this is not one of them.
- th0ma5 16y agoPerhaps it just seems like a stepping stone like "they took my remote execution with local display and i didn't say a word... (etc)"
- wmf 16y agoWayland can be network-transparent (eventually), so that's not relevant. In general, I don't see any connection between Wayland and DRM.
- chc 16y agoYou should generally treat any slippery-slope arguments — whether from your own mind or others — with a lot of skepticism. Just about anything can be said to be a slippery slope toward just about anything else (see also: Godwin's Law), so which slippery slopes you believe in has more to do with your own biases than any practical concerns. Unless the connection is very clear (which the connection between "remote execution with local display" and "DRM" is not), arguments like this will rightly be met with a lot of skepticism.
- burgerbrain 16y agoThat is a legitimate argument against Wayland. There's no reason to weaken it by trying unclearly to tie that to DRM.
- hasenj 16y agoI don't see the connection, what does Wayland have to do with DRM? Please explain your concern more clearly.