Can we play DVD movies under FC3?

Laurence Orchard laurence at orchards.org.uk
Mon Nov 15 10:47:28 UTC 2004


On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 06:56, alan wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Nov 2004, Alexandre Strube wrote:
> 
> > Em Sáb, 2004-11-13 às 20:51, Alan Cox escreveu:
> > 
> > > According to the 2600 decision providing advice on this matter is a crime
> > > in the USSA or with a US citizen present
> > > > libdvdread: Encrypted DVD support unavailable.
> > > Your disc vendor doesnt wish you to play it. Be a good citizen, be happy and
> > > obey.
> > 
> > And americans doesn't know why the rest of the world look at them with
> > disguise. Better stay quiet.
> 
> Xine considers such "protections" damage and routes around it.
> 
> I tested with a known RCE disc ("Spiderman") and it plays fine under xine 
> from freshrpms.net.  It also plays my region 2 discs fine.  ("The Brass 
> Eye" is a highly recommended documentary series. Don't forget to call the 
> Sri Lankan Embassy and warn them about the dangers of heavy electricity.)
> 
> -- 
> Q: Why do programmers confuse Halloween and Christmas?
> A: Because OCT 31 == DEC 25.
Had to get my brain in gear for that!! nice one! 





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