Clash between Linux and encryption inevitable
HP's top Linux executive says digital rights management, which uses encryption to protect content such as music and movies, is on a collision course with Linux.
Widespread use of Linux and open-source software is an inevitability, but the new programming technique is running into troubles with the important new technology of digital rights management, Hewlett-Packard's top Linux executive said on Tuesday.
Digital rights management (DRM) uses encryption to protect proprietary content such as music or movies. But it's not just for entertainment: DRM also will govern confidential documents and other mainstream business information, said Martin Fink, HP's vice president for Linux, speaking at a keynote address at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo.
