Just found http://mer-l-in.blogspot.com/2009/10...iberation.html - cool!

I'll try to get Elena's slides up asap. I don't even know whether she is working today so bare with us if it takes one day.

We'll keep checking the wiki page and answering there (mostly Elena since she is the specialist). I'll keep also following here in order to help clarifying things on the emotional side.

For instance:

DRM is not in the way if you want to enjoy free content or free apps. It's not that you would need to choose between "official stuff + DRM" or "community stuff + freedom". In practice the use cases might well be:

- User has a DRM enabled device as it came out of the box, with DRM and DRM-free content and applications.

- User has a DRM enabled device as it came out of the box, but the DRM feature is unused since he deals only with DRM-free content and apps.

- User really can't stand DRM and he has gone to DRM-free mode (officially documented and legal), keeping the same access to all the non-DRM content and applications, free or commercial.

About the lock-in "feature", the Maemo 6 security framework technically enables the possibility to configure locked systems, which is a potential requirement from e.g. operators. Another different question is whether there is a corporate customer interested in the commercializations of such devices. What we are saying is that no matter what user will have access to new Maemo flagship devices unlocked, at least through the official Nokia distribution channels.

My *personal* opinion with my software freedom hat on: if someone voluntarily signs a contract with an operator for a locked-in device and voluntarily purchases DRM apps or content, then I don't see what ownership and freedom rights can he really claim. If freedom is so important for someone then get an unlocked device, get DRM-free apps and content and be good with it.

About the simplest way to switch from one mode to the other, it's too soon to tell. I guess the desirable scenario would probably be rebooting from one mode to the other e.g. through an option in the power button menu. We'll see.