Bug#687624: ITP: libdvdcss-pkg -- automated installer for libdvdcss

[Dmitry Smirnov]

On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 04:39:49 Stefano Zacchiroli wrote:
> Indeed. I've in the past sought legal advice on the appropriateness of
> having an automated installer for libdvdcss in the Debian archive and
> shared the results with interested members of pkg-multimedia team. The
> bottom line of that work was that it could be done, but we need to pay
> attention at the package description. Please check back with me before
> finalizing that part.

My package "libdvdcss-pkg" has the following in its description:

  [snip]
  .
  libdvdcss is a library for accessing and unscrambling DVDs encrypted
  with the Content Scramble System (CSS).
  It is a free software but it may be illegal in some jurisdictions.

As well as debconf notice:

  are you sure you want to build and install libdvdcss?
  Please be aware that libdvdcss may be illegal in some jurisdictions.
  .
  Source files will be downloaded from videolan.org.

Please advise if the above warnings are strong enough.


> ... and of course, as a more general advice, please avoid duplicating
> efforts and converge on a single implementation, whatever, but please
> only one :-)

Indeed. In this case there wasn't much of duplication because implementations 
are substantially different.
I believe having two proof-of-concept implementations can allow peer review to 
have a good starting point for decision whichever is better and make possible 
to actually try the package rather than having long theoretical discussions 
about how it could be done.

I'm sure eventually we will be merging our efforts when Andres Mejia (the 
author of the other implementation) will find time to reply.

Thank you.

All the best,
Dmitry.
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