Thread: Calibre ranked #7 as 'Greatest Open Source Software Of 2009'
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Old 12-26-2009, 10:45 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal View Post
Opening DRMed books in an open source program is a contradiction in terms. Basically, if I opened DRMed books in calibre, you could modify calibre very easily to use it as a DRM removal tool. The only way DRM works is with closed source software.
Good point, I didnt think of that... and the last thing we need is for Calibre to become a DRM cracking tool...

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Partnering with sites that sell DRM free books though should definitely be possible.
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