![]() ![]() So far the only DRM schema to avoid a ton of flak is Steam, but it's not without its vocal opponents and it launched to a shaky start.Online Authentication - The software needs to connect to an authentication server or else it will refuse to launch.Downloadable Content - in this case, in the sense that if you purchase a game pre-owned, you miss out on various portions of the game which were available to the original owner, unless you pay an 'access fee'.User Operation Prohibit Flag - a user can't skip past certain portions of a video CD or DVD.Region Coding - a piece of software from another locale can't be run on your machine.Copy Protection - wherein measures are created to prevent users from copying floppies, CDs, DVDs, or other media.the component supporting graphics hardware acceleration in Linux. Not to be confused with "DRM" * Direct Rendering Manager, i.e. ![]() An important issue with Digital Distribution, since there's no "physical" copy in the first place. difficult to come by, and much like the Console Wars, DRM as a subject of conversation is best avoided if you're not wearing a nice flame-proof jacket. Needless to say, reasoned discussion can be. ![]()
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