[linux-dvb] Re: Kernel OOPS

[Holger Waechtler <holger@qanu.de>]

Oliver Endriss wrote:

> On Monday 08 March 2004 21:34, Holger Waechtler wrote:
>  
> > Ralph Metzler wrote:
> >    
> > > Oliver Endriss writes:
> > >      
> > > > And, unless there is a hardware or firmware CSA descrambler on the card, you
> > > > will never be able to decrypt pay-tv in a legal way.
> > > > IANAL, but I don't think that anyone can write a CSA descrambler under GPL.
> > > >        
> > > There already are plenty available under GPL.
> > > But you might get problems with the patent if you do not have enough money
> > > to defend yourself against (currently actually still) illegal software patents.
> > >      
> > right, some lawyers might run amok, but you should be able to win the 
> > lawsuit -- at time of patent application it was definitely not possible 
> > to protect software, mathematical formulas and algorithms by patents in 
> > europe.
> >    
> Well, any valunteers here who can spend millions of $ to find out?
>  
*g*

If you always wait until somebody else safeguards what you're doing and 
everybody else behaves like you it would not be possible to watch DVDs 
under Linux at all. DVB probably too. Media playback in general.

Don't let them ablate your brain, otherwise you even believe SCO one day 
that Linux is illegal due to license infringement. It's too easy to 
spread out uncertainity and doubts...

Holger



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