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I believe "kit" is a word you hear more often in the UK, but I'm not sure of its origins. In this context, I intended "kit" to mean "a collection of tools". Generic. The "tools" I was thinking about were (1) some way to remove DRM, and (2) some way to store the result locally. With "locally" meaning "under your control, not someone elses". It doesn't have to be truly "local", as long as you are the one who controls it, wherever it is.
I also have a survival "kit" that I take hiking. And an auto repair "kit" in the back of my truck. I also have a little black bag that I carry my "daily kit" in. That is certainly a generic use of the word. My "daily kit" includes a water bottle, my Kindle, charging stuff for my cell phone (and Kindle and tablet for that matter), sunglasses. Just "miscellaneous stuff" that is called "kit" in many places, but maybe not a familiar term for everyone here. We have members from all kinds of different locations around the world!
I'm guessing that most people have heard terms like "survival kit". The things you take around with you to ensure you make it back home in one piece. Maybe less common would be a sentence like, "Here is all the kit I take around with me on a daily basis." In this second example, "kit" is a synonym for "stuff", and I believe that is more how the British might use this word. But I could be wrong about where this usage came from.
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