Re: Why DRM exists [was Re: Flame Linus to a crisp!]

Chuck Ebbert (76306.1226@compuserve.com)
Thu, 1 May 2003 15:06:19 -0400


Gerhard Mack wrote:

> Older versions of word used to embed random bits of memory into the doc
> file that word couldn't see.

They only leaked information when you edited documents while running
the word processor on a toy OS that didn't zero newly allocated memory...
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Chuck
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