03-12-2024, 11:50 PM | #1816 |
Wizard
Posts: 1,361
Karma: 16297052
Join Date: Sep 2022
Device: Kobo Libra 2
|
How would they know how many people use which version? Surely they must realise that if the current stable version doesn't work, that people will notice and update to the beta version that does.
|
03-13-2024, 12:03 AM | #1817 | |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 11,107
Karma: 227343916
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Estonia
Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2
|
Quote:
As to masses of people updating to the beta version... I doubt that. Many people have trouble finding and downloading even the regular version from GitHub, let alone the beta. Personally I think an average user will just give up when they can't get their regular version to work. They're not likely to be even aware that the beta version with the ability to handle KFX exists. I only know because I read all DRM threads here on MR. How many people do that? Last edited by Sirtel; 03-13-2024 at 12:09 AM. |
|
Advert | |
|
03-13-2024, 12:15 AM | #1818 |
Custom User Title
Posts: 9,255
Karma: 63194753
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Canada
Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD
|
|
03-13-2024, 05:00 AM | #1819 |
Laura
Posts: 1,345
Karma: 22770108
Join Date: Nov 2009
Device: Kobo Sage, Kobo Elipsa, Nook Glowlight 4 Plus, Kindle Oasis 2
|
I think it is intentional on noDRM's part to keep 10.0.9 as "pre-release". If you want the absolute latest when any change to the code happens, there is an alpha auto-release.
|
03-13-2024, 06:53 AM | #1820 | |
Resident Curmudgeon
Posts: 75,815
Karma: 134321338
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts
Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3
|
Quote:
|
|
Advert | |
|
03-13-2024, 09:15 AM | #1821 |
Bibliolater
Posts: 5,582
Karma: 2600000
Join Date: Dec 2021
Location: England
Device: none
|
But there was a change to master 3 months ago, so there is some new code from when the prerelease was made available.
|
03-13-2024, 09:48 AM | #1822 | |
the rook, bossing Never.
Posts: 12,248
Karma: 89531599
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Ireland
Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper11
|
Quote:
I'm not convinced that most Windows / Mac / iOS / Android / Chromebook users know what a computer zip file is. And even here many new members don't realise an epub (and its 1998 predecessor) is simply a renamed zip with rules as to what should be in it. |
|
03-13-2024, 10:05 AM | #1823 |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 27,881
Karma: 198099188
Join Date: Jan 2010
Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD
|
Neither am I. If they did, they'd configure their browsers to not auto-expand them after downloading. Windows also doesn't help by allowing users to open them in a file explorer just like they were any other folder. They're not, and they shouldn't be treated as such.
|
03-13-2024, 11:22 AM | #1824 | |
Award-Winning Participant
Posts: 7,340
Karma: 67930154
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: NJ, USA
Device: Kindle
|
Quote:
Last edited by ApK; 03-13-2024 at 11:26 AM. |
|
03-13-2024, 11:59 AM | #1825 |
Resident Curmudgeon
Posts: 75,815
Karma: 134321338
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts
Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3
|
Sorry, but incorrect. The beta was released December 21, 2023. The 3 month old code was put out in December 2023 before the beta was made available. Some of the code was committed on the 21st of December and some before.
Last edited by JSWolf; 03-14-2024 at 07:52 AM. |
03-13-2024, 12:42 PM | #1826 | |
the rook, bossing Never.
Posts: 12,248
Karma: 89531599
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Ireland
Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper11
|
Quote:
Also some versions of Explorer break zip format files when the user treats them as if they are folders/directories because that's what Explorer is doing. Also shortcuts are not just on the desktop. They can be anywhere and historically they had great big arrow on the icon if it was user created. Last edited by Quoth; 03-13-2024 at 12:45 PM. |
|
03-13-2024, 01:28 PM | #1827 | |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 6,670
Karma: 86234809
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Device: Kindles
|
Quote:
The beta release on the Releases page for DeDRM was produced on August 2, 2023. However there is a newer alpha release, last updated on December 21 with additional changes. They are both version 10.0.9. |
|
03-13-2024, 01:31 PM | #1828 | |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 27,881
Karma: 198099188
Join Date: Jan 2010
Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD
|
Quote:
Last edited by DiapDealer; 03-13-2024 at 01:40 PM. |
|
03-13-2024, 02:29 PM | #1829 | |
Award-Winning Participant
Posts: 7,340
Karma: 67930154
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: NJ, USA
Device: Kindle
|
Quote:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics...sktop-metaphor So extending the common folder metaphor to "zip compressed folders" seems appropriate to me considering how they are most commonly used. ApK |
|
03-13-2024, 02:52 PM | #1830 | |
Resident Curmudgeon
Posts: 75,815
Karma: 134321338
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts
Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3
|
Quote:
|
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
DeDRM failure to remove DRM from a rented book? | Aquinax | Plugins | 2 | 03-24-2017 02:38 PM |
DeDRM Tools - confused | ChipAHoy | Reading and Management | 3 | 10-08-2016 01:16 AM |
Need DeDRM Tool to Remove Foreign Ebook DRM | CrossReach | Plugins | 2 | 08-04-2016 06:04 PM |
Shadow version of Calibre GUI with deDRM capabilities? | daviddem | Calibre | 40 | 11-07-2009 08:03 AM |