On Mon, 22 Dec 2014, T.J. Duchene wrote:

> An example of TPM gone bad would be the fact that you can structure
> a computer system around TPM so that only the manufacturer, rather
> than the actual owner of the device decides what software you can
> use and how.
>
> While in these two cases, it isn't necessarily TPM, people using
> devices accept this control ideology blithely today with Apple iOS
> and Windows RT. Frankly, it turns my stomach.

yes. such lockdown situations and their widespread acceptance have very
serious long-term implications I believe. Perhaps defense against TPM
implications will be our next cause, after systemd ... I can imagine
that many multimedia oriented distros will want to avoid TPM.

ciao