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DRM = bad. Consider forking.
Umm, this isn't about that DRM
I suspected so and tbh idk why I even made the comment. I guess I'm more unstable than usual at the moment
DRM = Direct Rendering Manager, not Digital Rights Management here
And to preempt the question: direct rendering manager predates digital rights management.
Haha, I always think of digital rights management at first too but it's actually talking about direct rending something
DRM stands for direct rendering manager. You can't even use your computer without the rendering manager to interface your desktop and applications with your GPU.