On Thu, 03 Oct 2002 13:31:54 -0500 Jamin W.Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 03 Oct 2002 09:58:59 -0500 Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > On Thu, 2002-10-03 at 07:13, Colin Watson wrote: > > > Ever heard of the term "circumvention", as applied to > > > copy-prevention techniques? See the URL you quoted, chapter III, > > > article 6. > > > > So as long as he's not playing pirated games, he should be legal. > > Not quite. As I understand it, the XBox has hardware to restrict the > execution of code to that signed and authorized by MS. For the XBox > to run Linux, one would first have to circumvent this mechanism. > Based on a cursory look at the provided link and referenced section it > would seem that the application of a mod chip would be a violation. > Again, IANAL. > > -- > Jamin W. Collins That should be interesting! If that thing ever gets put together and M$ thinks it is illegal I would love to see a court battle over that in an european court. Who in the hell are those people that think they can tell me I can't construct a marslander out of a ford taurus? Or use a piece of hardware I bought and paid for to what I want it to do? This is ridiculous. Prost, Klaus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
