Re: Why XINE is not included with Nahant (RH 4.0)

[Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadf u washington edu>]

Stephen J. Smoogen wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 08:04:00 -0800, wrote:
> > Why is XINE not included with the Nahant (RH 4.0) ? Is it due to
> > compatibility issues, or licensing? RH 4.0 comes with players of all kind,
> > but no player for DVD. Which seems odd.
>
> DVD access are covered by United States DCMA and possibly other laws.
> Red Hat could not put this on without opening itself to being closed
> down.

At least according to this post, it's the mp3 patent issues and not the
decss/DMCA (since you could still play unprotected DVDs without this):

<https://www.redhat.com/archives/nahant-list/2005-March/msg00075.html>

They wouldn't be shut down, just possibly liable for back patent fees.