Andrew, ATI writes all their drivers for Windoz and the Mac internally. I guess that's why it took so long for MacOS X to be able to play DVDs. Cheers,
Laurent > From: Andrew Sharp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 01:40:43 -0700 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: G3's, G4's, Altivec, DVD's, iBooks, and TiBooks > Resent-From: [email protected] > > Unfortunately, those aren't the only bastards skulking about. Let's > not get started about the MPAA or the RIAA. But the documentation > for the parts of the hardware from ATI had to be available to > someone, because even Apple was able to write software for it. OK, > stop laughing, I was just kidding. Actually, it is more likely that > a library was provided by the company that designed the cell that > ATI used, and ATI is contractually not able to release any > documentation, and may not even have any documentation for > programmers. Another possibility is that a company wrote the > software for ATI, and got it into the contract that they not release > the documentation for how to program that part of the hardware. > When you remember that the sellers of DVD playing software AND the > manufacturers of DVD drives both pay a per unit fee to the MPAA, it > is not hard to imagine the repressive contractual arrangements that > may be in ATI's way. > > a > > > Laurent de Segur wrote: >> >> You should show the example by including the decss code that now ships >> standard with vlc into the debian package. >> >> Right now, to be able to play commercial DVDs I need to get the decss module >> from the vlc main site and install it on top of the stripped down version >> that's available on debian servers. >> >> LdS >> >>> From: Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 23:30:01 -0500 >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: G3's, G4's, Altivec, DVD's, iBooks, and TiBooks >>> Resent-From: [email protected] >>> >>> Fuck those Nazi bastards at Macrovision! Stand up for your rights to >>> view multimedia products you own on equipment you own! >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
