I do not really have a body for this. I was not aware that this is a thing and still feel like this is bs, but maybe there is an actual explanation for HDMI Forum's decision that I am missing.

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[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 30 points 10 months ago (3 children)

It's not about liquid money. It's about "preventing piracy" by blocking anything that could allow people to use certain features via FOSS systems.

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[–] RustySharp@programming.dev 3 points 10 months ago

I was thinking more along the lines of, "let people pirate. Here's a megayacht'.

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[–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Well, Android TVs can be "hacked" and those have HDMIs. Not a good point

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[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 1 point 10 months ago

Tell me you don't understand software development without telling me you don't understand software development.

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