Re: [SLE] Xine and DVD

Ed Dober wrote:

Hello List!

I am using SuSE 9.1 Pro and found the following warning: "This version of xine lacks support for playing DVD discs for legal reasons." Not-so-open-source?

No, you can thank that Digital Millenium Copyright Act, for that one, which makes it illegal to develop a means of defeating encryption. Since the companies involved haven't bothered releasing a Linux version, there is no "legal" method for us to use.