Likely moreso that they’re facing pressure from other competitors in the industry that see Steam and open source in general as a threat to their business model. The HDMI forum is made up of industry leaders, and naturally Microsoft and Sony are there.
Comment on Valve: HDMI Forum Continues to Block HDMI 2.1 for Linux
OR3X@lemmy.world 5 days ago
But why does the HDMI fourm not want a open source 2.1-compliant implementation? Is it DRM related? I feel like it’s DRM related.
bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 5 days ago
Jesus_666@lemmy.world 5 days ago
They’ve been refusing open HDMI 2.1 since 2017. I don’t think that being afraid of Linux becoming the dominant gaming platform plays a role here; it’s more likely that they’re afraid people might find new ways to get at protected content.
JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
Ive never had using HDMI prevent me from enjoying pirated media, so Ive always been confused about what sort of drm a TV is looking for.
Imacat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
It’s more of a barrier for people who are pirating media, not the ones consuming that pirated media.
b34k@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Isn’t getting at protected content pretty trivial anyway? At least that’s my impression from how easy it is to find basically anything.
Buelldozer@lemmy.today 5 days ago
But why does the HDMI forum not want a open source 2.1-compliant implementation?
To my knowledge they’ve never officially said but you can be sure that it has to do with Content Protection and that means DRM. An Open Source HDMI 2.1+ driver would make pirating much simpler, probably trivial, using Linux based PCs.
It’s possible anyway of course but there are a couple of hardware hoops to jump through and that’s enough to keep most people from doing it.
fonix232@fedia.io 5 days ago
Because that would open source certain implementations they want to hold captive.
It also enforces closed source drivers which can be shipped with spyware/crapware, further extending profits for companies... companies that happen to make up the HDMI Forum.
tty5@lemmy.world 5 days ago
They charge a fee for access to the spec and maintain who can claim their products are HDMI compliant and require compliance testing on those products.
An open source implementation would make that spec public and strip a lot of control they hold.
plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
Part of being open source is subsequent licensing. This would allow any others to piggyback and avoid the fee.
Goretantath@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Its fully DRM related.
billwashere@lemmy.world 5 days ago
My guess is if it’s open source it’s more easily cracked.