Playing DVDs under Linux

On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:26:54 GMT, Unruh <unruh->
wrote:

>ChairmanOfTheBored <> writes:
>
>>On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:16:19 GMT, Unruh <unruh->
>>wrote:
>
>>>Joe <> writes:
>>>
>>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>>I've been having a heck of a time getting any
>>>>normal encrypted DVDs to play under Linux,
>>>>either with Xine or Mplayer. I've installed all the
>>>>necessary libraries like dvdread and still,
>>>>it does not work. Anybody know what the
>>>>solution is?
>>>
>>>You MUST install libdvdcss to decrypt the dvd.
>>>It does not come with any distro, since distribution is illegal in the USA
>>>of this library under DMCA.
>>>
>
>
>> That should read "any US based distro". The library is available, just
>>not as easy to get as it used to be.
>
>No, any distro, since all want to be able to distribute in the USA and have
>a presense in the USA. That presence would be enough to get them arrested
>next time their officers visited the USA.
>
>

Officers? You're an idiot. I'll bet that Knopper has never been here.
I'll bet there are several distro makers that have never been to the US
nor ever plan to be here.

You really are retarded as it relates to the internet and what is
available, eh?

ChairmanOfTheBored