On Tuesday 01 February 2005 22:54, Daniel Carrera wrote: > Christian Einfeldt wrote: > > People want DRM, so we need to eventually be able to > > provide it to them, but make it OPEN. > > It's more difficult than than: > > * Some people want DRM. > * Some people abhor DRM. > * I doubt most people have a clear picture of what DRM is (I > don't).
+1 > > > So, I agree we need to provide *something* to meet at least some > of the needs of the first group. But *what* to provide is a very > difficult matter. +1 > > Christian, could you provide a good definition of what DRM *is*. Heh. That's like the new judo student showing the instructor how to flip people. But I will give it a try. DRM is technology which allows a user to restrict access to technology by other users. A broad definition, I know. But workable. In the context of an OOo doc, it means that you will have a mutual set of keys that you exchange with another OOo user, so that whenever that code is sent to that person, they and only then can open it, unless you want to allow other members of a defined group to open it. > Suppose I'm new at this whole DRM brouhaha. I come over to a list > and say "hey, I just heard about something called DRM, can > someone explain what it is?" What would you answer? See above. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
