Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@connexer.com> writes: > On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 09:40:20PM -0500, John Goerzen wrote: > > > > I would go so far as to propose patching it out of Okular entirely. > > Debian should not be a tool to support software restrictions like this. > > > If Debian should not be a tool to support software restrictions like > this, then against which package should I file a bug to have all unix > user/group permissions ignored? That doesn't apply, and you know it. The user/group permissions are set by someone who is meant to be in control of the computer. As you well know, “restrictions like this” is specifically about schemes where restrictions imposed by someone who *isn't* meant to be in control of the computer are nevertheless enforced; i.e., DRM. -- \ “Anyone who puts a small gloss on [a] fundamental technology, | `\ calls it proprietary, and then tries to keep others from | _o__) building on it, is a thief.” —Tim O'Reilly, 2000-01-25 | Ben Finney
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