starsinspace

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by starsinspace 9y ago
So does anyone know of another online bookstore that is completely DRM-free? I mean both hard DRM (encryption) and soft DRM (watermarking, be it visible or invisible). That O'Reilly was completely DRM-free (AFAICT) made me spend quite
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by starsinspace 9y ago
> On the flip side, I totally understand them going DRM-only for digital publishers. Has the introduction of evermore draconian DRM in movie disc formats prevented them from appearing on pirate sites?
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by starsinspace 9y ago
I have very mixed experience with print-on-demand too. Bought a Microsoft Press book that turned out to be printed on demand... the print quality is bad (looks like a printer set to thrifty "save toner" mode). Together with their
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by starsinspace 9y ago
Question: do you consider giving up on the soft-DRM (watermarking of PDFs) too? Lack of DRM (both soft and hard) was for me the biggest feature when buying from O'Reilly. It's what made it quite unique and why I bought most of my
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by starsinspace 9y ago
Are the PDF eBooks watermarked?
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by starsinspace 9y ago
As a Sublime user - what exactly is it that Atom has which Sublime doesn't? The Sublime add-on package community is quite active and there are many high-quality packages after all.
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by starsinspace 9y ago
I have similar feelings regarding today's use of the Amiga name. I still have my A500 and it's the best computer I ever had, and maybe ever will. So when I talk about Amiga, I like to specifically say "Commodore-Amiga",