EME aka Web DRM as supported W3C and others has the very real potential of Locking Linux out of the web, especially true in the Linux Desktop Space, and double true for the Fully Free Software version of Linux or Linux running on lesser used platforms like powerPC or ARM (rPi)
The primary use case for Linux today is Web Based technology, either serving or Browsing. The W3C plays (or played) and integral role in that. Whether you are creating a site that will be served by Linux, or using a Linux desktop to consume web applications the HTML5 Standard is critical to using Linux on the Web.
Recently the W3C rejected the final and last appeal by EFF over this issue, EME and Web DRM will now be a part of HTML5 Standard with none of the supported modifications or proposals submitted by the EFF to support Software Freedom, Security Research or User Freedom.
Responses
- Cory Doctorow: World Wide Web Consortium abandons consensus, standardizes DRM with 58.4% support, EFF resigns
- Bryan Lunduke: W3C rejects appeal, approves DRM standard, votes kept secret
- EFF: An open letter to the W3C Director, CEO, team and membership
Other Discussions here in /r/Linux
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