Um, the ebook does not use DRM technology. It uses just an old fashion password protection scheme. This is a reasonable, if some what annoying copyright management that still lets you share the ebook just like a normal book.
Evan On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 8:54 AM, windowsrefund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > James, > > I'm glad to hear you are against DRM and are planning to oppose it > going forward. As for my copy, I was able to access it again. > > All the best, > Adam Kosmin > > On Sep 30, 8:45 am, "Robert Foreman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I believe the pass phrase is simply the email address you ordered the ebook >> with. That's what it is on mine. >> >> On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 9:07 PM, James Turnbull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: >> >> >> >> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> > Hash: SHA1 >> >> > windowsrefund wrote: >> > > James, >> >> > > I'm really bothered by the fact that the 'ebook' contains DRM. In >> > > fact, I can't even access my purchased copy because I forgot my pass >> > > phrase. I really wish you would have taken a stand against this DRM >> > > when working on this project. >> >> > Adam >> >> > How Apress choose to sell the book is something I don't overly influence >> > - - as is the case with many authors and their publishers. >> >> > Personally I oppose DRM - as you would expect from my roles as a member >> > of the Linux Australia council, on the committee of Linux Users Victoria >> > and fairly active in the FOSS community generally. But in this case the >> > matter of how Apress license their e-books was out of my hands. >> >> > In the event Apress do a second edition I will take that up with them >> > again. >> >> > With regard to your forgotten pass phrase Apress are generally happy to >> > recover the lost phrase or failing that I will provide you with another >> > copy of the book personally. >> >> > Regards >> >> > James Turnbull >> >> > - -- >> > Author of: >> > * Pulling Strings with Puppet >> > (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1590599780/) >> > * Pro Nagios 2.0 >> > (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1590596099/) >> > * Hardening Linux >> > (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1590594444/) >> >> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> > Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (Darwin) >> > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla -http://enigmail.mozdev.org >> >> > iD8DBQFI4XvK9hTGvAxC30ARAiIuAJ0aqQc3g2cb6NHGYl9mbd4rRXhiUACeP8Rr >> > Gv8qpsPrWK09jJG3bmWVnSg= >> > =kjJo >> > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
