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...what? That would be quite ridiculous. And the "safe" browser thing will never happen, so long as open-source is alive. Nobody can control the Web. The W3C
by kunai 13y ago
...what?
That would be quite ridiculous. And the "safe" browser thing will never happen, so long as open-source is alive.
Nobody can control the Web. The W3C is forgetting that.
- chris_mahan 13y agoWhat if netflix released its own browser, perhaps a fork of chromium, and all it could do was go to netflix and other such approved (read: drm-ready) sites that paid a fee to netflix? And what if parents made that the default browser on the device? To protect the kids, of course. Of course.
- rgovostes 13y agoWhat prevents that with or without DRM in HTML5?
- chris_mahan 13y agoWell, they could say: "Download NetFlixBrowser! The fastest, safest HTML5 Browser on the planet!"
- icebraining 13y agoThey can already say that.
- chris_mahan 13y agoBut they would be lying.
- icebraining 13y agoYes, but that would be regardless of any added DRM. It's not like a "HTML5 Browser" can't have additional features - in fact, they all do.
- mey 13y agoHow is that different then the Windows 8/Android/iOS/Xbox 360/Wii/PS3 netflix applications?
- jack-r-abbit 13y agoso you mean like a gagillion other HTML apps you can download for your phone/tablet?
- betterunix 13y ago"the "safe" browser thing will never happen, so long as open-source is alive" So people who choose to use only free software will be excluded from large parts of the web. How is that a good outcome?
- duncan_bayne 13y agoI'm curious: how do you think an EME standard in HTML5 will change that? Just because your browser supports EME doesn't oblige CDM vendors to produce a version compatible with your platform.
- betterunix 13y agoThat was my point: someone claimed that a special, DRM-enabled "safe browser" would never happen as long as there is open source, and I am saying that no, in fact, open source is not going to save us here. The problem is that there is almost no chance of an open source CDM, and a near-guarantee that proprietary CDMs will dominate. Open source browsers will either capitulate and include DRM, or fail to do so and languish in obscurity as their users find themselves increasingly unable to use the web. It is not just about Hollywood. The New York Times will use DRM to try to enforce payments. Scientific journals will use DRM to stop people from sharing articles. Photos will be DRM'd by companies that want to force you to go online to view them, to pay extra for setting them as your background, etc. How long do you think Mozilla can hold out against the pressure to include DRM functionality?
- duncan_bayne 13y agoSorry, I misunderstood you. I thought you were saying the exact opposite of that.