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>I used to build and blueprint my own engines (cars and motorbikes). |
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>Then gradually cars became electronic appliances, locked down to the |
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>extent where engine modifications became difficult and expensive to |
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>implement. I fear that PCs and before that laptops may be heading the |
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>same way. :-( |
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this has the potential to go really bad. on the other hand tpm had too. |
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maybe we should relax. |
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it's not about being complicated though. you can't blame the industry |
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for building more complicated engines that perform a lot better. that |
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doesn't need to keep you from building your own engine (although it |
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will probably be no competition). and i think cars are a lot more |
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hackable today than they ever were. |
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thats not the same as putting a lock on the front lid only the |
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manufacturer can open. |
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concerning computers, the lockout (if there will be any) is purely |
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artifical. the complexity doesn't keep people from tinkering with it. |
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