On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 03:11:36PM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: > On Sun, 2017-04-30 at 23:27 +1000, Peter Morrissey wrote: > > Hi, > > Both myself and a friend have installed Debian 8.6 and 8.7 respectively. We > > are both familiar with Ubuntu and Linux, and the use of terminal commands > > for same. We have spent days trying install DVD codex following the helpful > > advice from Debian sources, using both root and the package installer to no > > avail. I suspect its operator error but thought I should ask if codex for > > DVD playing is not permitted at present for Debian. > > > > Thank you for taking the time to point us both in the right direction > > regards this very minor issue. > > Debian distributes the codecs needed for DVDs, but most discs are > restricted by a DRM system (DVD-CSS). Debian does not have a licence > to implement DVD-CSS, which would in any case have to be non-free. > There is an unofficial implementation, but this is treated as a > copyright violation in many jurisdictions so we can't distribute that > either.
The CSS in DVD-CSS Content Scramble System. See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeCSS Groeten Geert Stappers -- Leven en laten leven
