Hiya,
Well, there are hardware decoder boards( DXR2 and DXR3 ) from creative labs. ( i read something today about DXR3 drivers being available, but double check that before you buy anything ) latest model: http://americas.creative.com/pc-dvd/encore-6x/ Also check out http://opensource.creative.com, a couple interesting things. Free software decoders are probabably a ways off, because of the current court battle over whether it is legal to reverse engineer the encryption scheme. This was sparked because of the development of a program (DeCSS) released under the GPL that did just that. The UNIX code is called css-auth-(version).tar.gz, but the legally tenuous position of this software makes it impossible for Debian ( or any other distro ) to carry at this point. However, there are some proprietary products being worked on ( they must use the licensed encryption/decryption algorithm to avoid being prosecuted, and this makes their software non-free AND requires certain royalties, making it very very unlikely that anyone will release an authorized player for no charge ). http://www.opendvd.org has more info on this. Rob Helmer ( Namodn ) On Fri, Jul 14, 2000 at 02:27:41PM -0400, Dan Hutchinson wrote: > Hello Debian-Users, > I may have missed the answer to my original question, but I was wondering > if anyone has a DVD-Rom player working with Debian. I look to the Debian > Support page and they stated that there was a court case from Microsoft/Apple > with DeCSS and DVD formats. Also, I talked with a friend stating that > he had DVD's playing in Mandrake 7.1. Could someone please clarify what > the status of Linux support for reading DVD movies is? > > Dan > > ___________________________________________________________________ > To get your own FREE ZDNet Onebox - FREE voicemail, email, and fax, > all in one place - sign up today at http://www.zdnetonebox.com > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >