On 27/04/14 08:58, Basil Chupin wrote:
On 27/04/14 17:42, Dylan wrote:
On 27/04/14 08:18, Basil Chupin wrote:
Well, I have the libaacs* files (also from packman) installed on 13.1 and which appear to be the same version number as the one(s) in Windows.
Since VLC for Windows comes from the same stable as the one for openSUSE then there must be another reason why vlc works perfectly in Windows but not in openSUSE (I don't know how it works in other distros).
VLC explicitly state they they *do not* distribute the aacs keys as part of the library (either for Linux or Windows.) Those that Windows clearly has access to must, therefore, come from somewhere else (M$ directly, seems a reasonable first assumption.) You might try looking for the key database file, KEYDB.cfg apparently, in your Windows installation, and stop blaming VLC for being 'broken' because it doesn't break a license which could lead leave it open to crippling legal action and cause a set of keys to be revoked.
More info at https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/BluRay which is the first result when searching google for "aacs key linux"...
Thanks for this Dylan. I shall read the references you provide.
But lets' stop pretending and claiming piety and purity about this.
vlc is able to play DVDs, right? And it wouldn't be able to do so unless there were files available to be able to do so, right?
So why should playing Blu-ray discs be any different?
DVDs have one set of hard-coded keys which were cracked and published a long time ago - to revoke or change them would have required replacing or manually 'updating' every DVD player (not a viable option.) The IP holders learnt this lesson well and so Blu-ray has mechanisms for revoking/updating keys and certificates. Just because the DRM algorythm is public domain, doesn't mean the keys are generally available. It's not a matter of piety and purity - VLC have decided not to get involved in the key revoking/cracking/resetting cat-and-mouse game, that's all. There are places you can find to download key files to use, but the legality of doing so is doubtful. Dx -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org