Turn off/Block AI features - Page 12

John F · 12-20-2025, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

The fork will eventually be abandoned and then they'll need to come back. But by all means, use a strictly cosmetic fork of Calibre while it lasts because principles.

I'll be interested to see how long the fork(s) last(s), and how soon the defectors return.

And it will be interesting to see what happens with the DRM removal tools.

DiapDealer · 12-20-2025, 10:59 AM

Unless needless changes (needless in the sense that they are unrelated to ai support-code removal) are made to the external plugin framework in the fork, the DRM removal plugin should remain completely unaffected.

John F · 12-20-2025, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Unless needless changes (needless in the sense that they are unrelated to ai support-code removal) are made to the external plugin framework in the fork, the DRM removal plugin should remain completely unaffected.

It has been ~2 weeks since the fork. I don't recall any posts about the fork actually being modified. So the defectors currently aren't stripping DRM?

What I meant was stand alone DRM removal tools will need to be made, or use commercial software, for defectors that don't want to support "calibre" at all.

DiapDealer · 12-20-2025, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John F

It has been ~2 weeks since the fork. I don't recall any posts about the fork actually being modified. So the defectors currently aren't stripping DRM?

What I meant was stand alone DRM removal tools will need to be made, or use commercial software, for defectors that don't want to support "calibre" at all.

There's been several commits to the fork remove the any ai support code, but there's been no release. So unless people are building their own versions of Calibre from the fork (no small feat) I doubt there's been any defectors yet.

I guess I don't know what you mean about needing standalone DRM removal tools. Calibre has no integral DRM removal capabilities. Never has. It is all done through add-on third-party plugins. Which would still work with the proposed fork of Calibre. Continuing to use them wouldn't be "supporting" calibre in any way.

JSWolf · 12-20-2025, 07:12 PM

Unless the fork is pre-built, I cannot see many using it.

ownedbycats · Yesterday, 12:11 AM

I suspect the fork won't last very long tbh.

John F · Yesterday, 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

There's been several commits to the fork remove the any ai support code, but there's been no release. So unless people are building their own versions of Calibre from the fork (no small feat) I doubt there's been any defectors yet.

I guess I don't know what you mean about needing standalone DRM removal tools. Calibre has no integral DRM removal capabilities. Never has. It is all done through add-on third-party plugins. Which would still work with the proposed fork of Calibre. Continuing to use them wouldn't be "supporting" calibre in any way.

I assume the plugins only work with calibre. If someone will not use calibre (or a fork) how would they remove DRM. At one time, the "tools" included stand alone AND plugins?

DiapDealer · Yesterday, 08:08 AM

I've not seen any "not going to support calibre at all" sentiments. There's the fork effort and there are those who have said they're not going to update calibre past the last ai-support-code-free version, but that's all I've heard. I suspect the number of people actually willing to give up their primary drm-removal option over this particular tempest in a teacup would be quite low. As in nothing-to-see-here low.

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12-20-2025, 10:59 AM	#167
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,992 Karma: 210162574 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Unless needless changes (needless in the sense that they are unrelated to ai support-code removal) are made to the external plugin framework in the fork, the DRM removal plugin should remain completely unaffected.

12-20-2025, 07:12 PM	#170
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 81,269 Karma: 150263711 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Unless the fork is pre-built, I cannot see many using it.

Yesterday, 12:11 AM	#171
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,413 Karma: 80995913 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	I suspect the fork won't last very long tbh.

Yesterday, 08:08 AM	#173
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,992 Karma: 210162574 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I've not seen any "not going to support calibre at all" sentiments. There's the fork effort and there are those who have said they're not going to update calibre past the last ai-support-code-free version, but that's all I've heard. I suspect the number of people actually willing to give up their primary drm-removal option over this particular tempest in a teacup would be quite low. As in nothing-to-see-here low.

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