So what's the problem here?

Are they saying that FOSS devs should just accept that that's how things are done or do they want to bring these things into the kernel proper?

Realistically speaking, why wouldn't the developer community want to maintain the tools that lock them out of the hardware. End up becoming like netBSD, sure it runs on anything but who really uses it.

Need to get with the program and allow companies to externalize their IP protections—just think of the market share that is being lost. Have to get those 80% savings up into the positive profits category like Mr. Lord is always going on about.

Come on guys...it's all about subsidized business models.