> "OK, let me try to explain some things."
>
> No need to explain. I fully understand. But I think we simply disagree
> on how urgent or significant it is. I think the chances of anyone
> comming after a small obscure (if you will forgive me from saying so)
> linux application suite, are minimum in the extreme.
The current solution has the legally questionable modules disabled by
default, and the user has to manually enable them if it is legal where he
lives.
This would be similar to most cars today, where the amount of emissions
and horsepowers can be set in firmware to comply with local regulations.
Yes, you can actually "download horsepowers" to your car! Tampering with
Freevo might make it illegal where you live, just like tampering with your
car engine would.
You might think that the Freevo developers should assume the legal risk of
distributing the software, due to the "minimum risks" involved. I don't
agree with this. You've made your point that the features are valuable,
but please stop arguing for other people to take personal legal risks that
they are not comfortable with. This is not helpful in any way.
Instead, if you'd like to help, please instead work on independently
producing and distributing a runtime that has the features that you think
should be in there.
If you're not technically capable, you can also put your money where your
mouth is and force a legal precedent. You can do this by reporting
yourself to the local authorities for watching DVDs on Linux using an
MPlayer that you downloaded and compiled yourself. Or even make a backup
of a DVD you own...
/ Krister
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