----- Original Message -----
From: "Benjamin Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Greater NH Linux Users' Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 12:11 PM
Subject: Re: ZD on Linux
> On Sun, 17 Jun 2001, Derek Martin wrote:
> >> 10. The only thing Linux can't do that Windows does is play DVDs.
> >
> > Actually even that's not true; Linux DOES play DVD's, albeit not well
> > YET.
>
> It is worth pointing out that the only reason Linux cannot play many
DVDs is
> that the MPAA cartel considers any kind of openness to be a threat to
their
> continued strangle-hold on content distribution.
>
That is what I alluded to in my discussion of the CSS software (the encoding
scheme used to protect the copyright of DVDs,) and not to any "incapability"
of Linux to do this.
Rich Cloutier
SYSTEM SUPPORT SERVICES
www.sysupport.com
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