Bug#531221: okular: Arbitrarily enforces DRM
John Hasler wrote:
> Pino Toscano writes:
>> I'm just curious to know: if you don't use the package, how can you express an
>> opinion on it?
>
> I commented on the misuse of the term DRM to describe the advisory locking
> that is the subject of this discussion. I added the parenthetical to make
> it clear that I was not thereby endorsing the present arrangement.
>
> BTW "Settings->Configure Ocular" offers a "Obey DRM limitations" checkbox.
> This will confuse many users as the feature seems to be normally referred
> to as "securing" or "locking". To most people "DRM" has to do with music
> and videos.
>
>> This for sure doesn't help about the current discussion.
>
> I just wanted to clarify the point that this advisory locking is not DRM.
You are quite correct on all of it. I didn't even think to look in that
box to start with, because KDE's text referred to DRM, and where do you
ever find a DRM disable box?
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