Ian McWilliam wrote on Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 10:49:00AM +1000: > deraadt@ wrote in http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=120890031123301&w=2 >> [...] It is the standard behaviour, and is done for very good reasons.
> Can anybody explain [...] You actually cite the explanation yourself, let me rephrase: * good reasons for standard -> adhere * stupidity in standard -> work around Standards are means to get work done, not ends in themselves. More often than not, compatibility to standards is required for reliable operation, both of your own and of other people's systems, and that constitutes a good reason to usually adhere. But in the case of xpdf, compatibility is not at stake, and other good reasons for DRM in xpdf are, hummm, not as obvious as its inconvenience.
