i give up...

[Lorin Pino]

John Mark Walker wrote:

> Lorin Pino wrote:
>
>> So, then the reason that Suse provides broken multi-media programs, 
>> and a warning that they cannot legally provide working ones, is just 
>> because they are unwilling to jump through whatever hoops are need to 
>> get the licensing?
>> ~Lorin
>
> You have to differentiate between open source and non-open source. It 
> doesn't matter if you buy a license - distributing an open source DVD 
> player is illegal. Period. Buying a license does not give you the 
> right to distribute the source code to DeCSS and allow full 
> redistribution of your software + DeCSS.
>
> The parent poster is a bit disingenuous - to really get your hands 
> around the issue, you have to mention the open source angle. So 
> remember kids, as long as you plunk down cash for an official, 
> proprietary DVD player, you're welcome to rent someone else's data 
> that they store on encrypted DVD's. But owning the data is not allowed 
> and neither is releasing an open source DVD player - at least, not in 
> this country. If you look around, you'll  notice that all of the 
> projects for open source DVD players are not hosted in the US. There's 
> a reason for that.
>
> -JM
>
I did notice that when I first got Suse 9.2, the place to go for a 
working "xine" package was Brazil.  Thanks for clearing things up.
~Lorin