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[-] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 11 points 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.

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