[sldev] Cache politics: performance vs obfuscation

[Argent Stonecutter]

On 2008-06-12, at 03:57, Dale Mahalko wrote:
> Did you know those SD memory cards contain a DRM content management
> system? SD doesn't mean "SanDisk".. it means "Secure Digital",

Which is why a lot of people stuck with MMC... the DRM made the first  
generation of SD cards slower and less reliable than MMC.

> but their DRM is not being used for anything yet,

Um, yes, it is. It's been used for encrypted distribution of software  
for Palm OS. Which was a total failure even though it was at the time  
the de-facto standard memory card for Palms.

> and probably will stay
> dormant until SD becomes the de-facto memory card standard. We seem to
> be moving in that direction, with SD winning out over most other
> formats.

Actually, USB seems to be the winner.

Have you read "Persistence" or "Rainbow's End"?