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[Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx>]

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Den 2016-02-06 kl. 23:06, skrev Israel:
> 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>
> 

Hi Israel,

I think you should make it the way you think it will be convenient for
the end user :-)

If you think it is appropriate, use a dialog that explicitly asks the
user if they want to use the css decryption library. I think the
mulitmedia companies and lawyers are more aggressive in your country
than in mine, so make something that you think is OK.

Best regards
Nio