• argv_minus_one@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    You can operate without a BIOS if you implement a compatible one from scratch. That’s how IBM PC clones came to exist.

    But an encryption key has to be exactly the same as the original, and although I doubt it can be copyrighted, it is definitely a technological protection measure per DMCA.

    DMCA is a horrible law and needs to be gutted.