Maybe its useful. http://www.lindows.com/lindows_products_details.php?id=11804
Q ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dirk Meyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 8:02 PM Subject: [Freevo-users] Re: Legal issues > "Q" wrote: > > If you do not mind me asking, I only have one question. Will this allow > > compatability with an unrestricted versions of Mplayer or Xine to be > > maintained, or will this no longer be a priority of the Freevo team? > > Just the opposite. You need an unrestricted version to get all the > features. With an restricted version, you can only watch non protected > DVDs. Freevo doesn't care about the restrictions of the player, it > just says play it and doesn't know about protections (Freevo only > knows about a DVD in the drive, not if it's protected) > > > There is also a legal version of Xine avaiable from Lindows.com, > > (fully licenced codec) so maybe you could point concerned users to > > this too. It isn't cheap, but if these kinds of things genuinely > > concern you, maybe it would be a worthwhile alternative. > > If the Lindows version has all features isn't sure, maybe it's only > the licenced _codecs_ (AC3, MPEG2) but still not DeCSS. I read the > xine-devel list and they try to find out. It doesn't concern me (or > Freevo) where you get your player and what features it has. If you > want to be 100% legal this is ok or if not (like you and most other > users), you can get a full version of the player and Freevo has > everything it has now. > > > Dischi > > -- > It's a little known fact that the Dark Ages were caused by unresolved > Y1K issues. > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including > Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. > Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. > http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01 > _______________________________________________ > Freevo-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01 _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
