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The point of HDMI port is that access to it is controlled by the consortium, and that it includes DRM. This isn't necessarily compatible with FOSS.
by p_l 2y ago
The point of HDMI port is that access to it is controlled by the consortium, and that it includes DRM.
This isn't necessarily compatible with FOSS.
- amelius 2y agoWell, I'm glad that BigContent hasn't taken control of our CPUs yet.
- p_l 2y agoGuess what considerable portion of Intel ME is for, or why normal AMD CPUs have closed source PSP...
- tadfisher 2y agoIt's not really the DRM part, but the fact that someone could avoid paying $15,000 by reading some publicly-available source code instead of joining the HDMI Cabal.
- p_l 2y agoNo, that's the point of DisplayPort in being royalty-free and unencumbered. HDMI was deeply intertwined with the brave new world of Protected Media Path.