DVD on GNU/Linux (was Re: DVD on Linux)

[bkuhn at ebb.org (Bradley M. Kuhn)]

Derek Martin <ddm at pizzashack.org> wrote:

> If you're looking for an application to play DVDs on Linux, I highly
> recommend VLC.  You can get it here:
>
>   http://www.videolan.org

It's worth noting something interesting about the VideoLAN software.

This software was developed by a group of students in France.  The Paris
Free Software advocacy group, APRIL, worked very closely with the
school's administration and worked hard to get it released under the GPL
in time for the FSF's 2000 Award for the Advancement of Free Software
(which was given out in Paris that year).

We actually got a video recording of the event that could be played with
Free Software on a GNU/Linux system, which was very cool.


I am glad to see that they are working to support DVD now as well.

   -- bkuhn
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