tcpa

Ouch! The IBM US ThinkPad model I had my eye on has TCPA chip built in...(see IBM security). Man, this sucks big time!

Apparently Linux kernel will still work well, but TCPA sounds like a bad idea in conjugation with Palladium (for future windows versions). And future GNU/Linux versions might not be very runnable as this combo can effectively cirumvent the GPL . Read the TCPA/Palladium FAQ.

Wondering what to do now....