Hugo packets are being delivered

[dsrtao]

The electronic packets for Hugo voters are now being delivered.

(a few minutes later)

There is a nice header proclaiming: The works in this package are presented without Digital Rights Management because the authors and publishers trust that you will use this Hugo Voters Packet as it was intended -- for yourself, to aid you in your voting for the Hugos and Campbells. Please do not share this Packet with others outside of your household.

Nevertheless, the only method of getting METAtropolis, an audio book, is by signing up with Audible and running their proprietary software.
What the heck is wrong with MP3 or Ogg Vorbis?

Comments

[metageek.livejournal.com]

Don't bother arguing with the committee. Contact the author, and point out that DRM is putting him at a disadvantage in the voting.

[dsrtao]

From Scalzi's blog:

To get ahead of something that pops up whenever I mention Audible, yes, Audible uses DRM on their stuff. Take this as read; also take as read the whole discussion of DRM, pro and con and suchlike. At this point it absolutely bores me, and I’m likely to snip out kvetching about it. If you’re opposed to DRM, that’s great; please don’t go on about it in this thread. Thanks.

and

You crazy Linux kids. These are the risks you take.

So.