Linux Foundation Spreads Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) Disguised as 'Open Source'

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2022-07-08 11:31:55 UTC
Modified: 2022-07-08 11:31:55 UTC

Also recent: The Linux Foundation Has Just Released “A Guide to Enterprise Open Source”, Made Using Proprietary Software on Proprietary Operating System | The Linux Foundation is in No Position to Lecture or Write About Open Source Software (OSS), Which It's Consistently Rejecting

Linux Foundation DRM
Is "LF DRM" a formal group yet?

Summary: The Linux Foundation is being called out on its embrace of DRM by Microsoft-connected podcasters today; what sort of example do Jim Zemlin and fellow imposters set? (They reject Open Source and Linux, but they misuse these brands)

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