Stallman (was Re: [H-GEN] SUID, and Unix groups [long])

[Martin Pool]

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At 10:01 16/09/99 EST, you wrote:
>.. because you get clearer sound, a longer life, no degradation over time, 
>and instant seeking.  And you can fit more on a CD.  Such as all sortsa cool 
>things about the movie that get crammed onto some DVDs.
>
>There's a Linux DVD project, I'm not sure how far along it is though.  I 
>prefer to watch such things on a television anyway, my monitor is too tiny. 
>:)

Kernel Traffic (and linux-kernel) had something about this the other week.
Apparently there is some progress, but DVDs use trade-secret means to
prevent copying and enforce things like "only to be played in the USA".  


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