Hi! I am completely with Andreas here. QGIS is able to produce PDF. That should be enough. I will not repeat the arguments brought by Andreas but rather found another piece that fits here:
https://forum.qt.io/topic/30725/qprinter-write-password-protected-pdf/2 So if it is really necessary to create password protected PDF please use any specific PDF tool for that. I too don't see password protection as a "main" function in a GIS program. I'd rather promote openness to users that do not share this view than support their laziness to open a dedicated programm for that. regards Werner On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 1:17 PM, Tom Chadwin <[email protected]> wrote: > Neumann, Andreas wrote >> Why should the QGIS project encourage or include technology that: >> - disables printing and >> - disables content copy ? >> >> I would be against having such technology in QGIS. >> >> QGIS is about enabling content and technologies, not about disabling and >> restricting the users rights. > > But many of us, if not most, frequently have to work with datasets which > have licence restrictions. That would merit the features requested. Also, > though many of us share your feelings about openness, surely we need to > promote QGIS to potential users who do not share this view? > > Tom > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/QGIS-PDF-export-options-tp5257213p5257628.html > Sent from the Quantum GIS - Developer mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-developer mailing list > [email protected] > List info: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > Unsubscribe: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer _______________________________________________ Qgis-developer mailing list [email protected] List info: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer Unsubscribe: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
