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[Israel <israeldahl@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,
I have updated and tested the "Install restricted Extras package" in Debian
It works.  The end throws an error, but it is not important.
sudp apt-get -f install *should be* sudo apt-get -f install
but, there is nothing to fix, so it still works, though it is a VM and I
have not tried to play a DVD in it....

So, my question is, should I have a dialog that explicitly asks the user
if they want to use the css decryption library?  If on Ubuntu it would
run the script in the doc dir, or in Debian it would download and install it

We could copy the text from the Debian README.css in the dialog and
present the user with a Yes/No dialog.

What are the thoughts here?

Currently in Debian it successfully installs the equivalent of
ubuntu-restricted-extras (including flash and the chromium pepperflash
plguin, which is less useful these days)

My thought is to:
a) make ToriOS extremely easy for people that are not extremely
comfortable with GNU/Linux
b) make things clear to the user that DRM is tricky, since you don't
actually own your DVD it might be considered infringment on the studio
if you watch it via a CSS descrambler.

<Stallman-esque rant>
personally I think DRM is ridiculous, and it is also ridiculous to own a
DVD and not "own" the movie content for backup or watching in unorthodox
situations (i.e. where the studio has not provided a binary descrambler
library for GNU/Linux)
</Stallman-esque rant>

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Regards