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This is self-imposed, owner-initiated DRM: it's software specifically to make your computer run fewer programs and be less useful, because it might hurt the own

by brians 12y ago

This is self-imposed, owner-initiated DRM: it's software specifically to make your computer run fewer programs and be less useful, because it might hurt the owner to come to rely upon powerful non-free programs.

angersock 12y ago
...there are a lot of developers in the Microsoft ecosystem with Silverlight and whatnot that probably have a deep appreciation for the sort of problems reliance on non-free platforms brings.
- kansface 12y ago
  Which is an argument against using Silverlight, not for removing essentially all JS (breaking) from all websites.
  - mattl 12y ago
    This doesn't do that, this is just a way to ensure any code you're running on your machine is free software. If you don't care about such things, then you wouldn't install this. Right now, virtually all JavaScript is unlicensed.
nilved 12y ago
Right, just like Debian. Nobody uses that.
pornel 12y ago
> self-imposed, owner-initiated DRM That's like saying that choosing not to go out for drinks is self-imposed house arrest. Nonsense.