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Bug#203498: ITP: decss -- utility for stripping CSS tags from an HTML page.



On Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 03:52:51PM +0000, rmh@debian.org wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Version: unavailable; reported 2003-07-30
> Severity: wishlist

> * Package name    : decss
>   Version         : 0.06
>   Upstream Author : Mr. Bad of Pigdog Journal <mr.bad@pigdog.org>
> * URL             : http://www.pigdog.org/decss/
> * License         : Artistic
>   Description     : utility for stripping CSS tags from an HTML page.

> DeCSS is a utility for stripping Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) tags from an
> HTML page. That's all it does. It has no relationship whatsoever to
> encryption, copy protection, movies, software freedom, oppressive industry
> cartels, Web site witch hunts, or any other bad things that could get you
> in trouble.

Is this a political statement, or are there other reasons why this
software would be useful?  (I can't think of any reason why castrating
an HTML document of recent vintage in this manner would be useful in its
own right.)

-- 
Steve Langasek
postmodern programmer

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