Massive Iris Update

[robbie_n]

The Iris Software Gallery (http://www.lycoris.com/webservices/iris/) has been updated with 30 new applications!

Desktop/LX users with a Genuine Lycoris Product ID can now select from a wide variety of new applications, including Abiword, a multi-platform word-processor; Everybuddy, an Instant Messaging client that supports most major messaging services; and Mplayer, an amazing movie and animation player. In addition, some pre-existing packages have also been updated.

If you don't have a Lycoris Product ID, don't despair! You can purchase your very own Desktop/LX License Certificate from the Lycoris Store (http://www.lycoris.com/store/licenses/).

The full list of new applications is below:

Abiword
Konverse
Aktion
Arson
Bluefish
Cervisia
distcc/distcc-server
DriveTweak
Everybuddy
Gaby
Gnotepad+
Kmp3db
Knetload
Kover
KreateCD
Krpmbuilder
Ksame
Ksmiletris
Ksnake
Mplayer
MWaveM
MySQL
ncurses
netcat
RipperX
Speak Freely
TCPdump
xbill
xchat
xpaint

[TRN]

Is MPlayer set up to see DVD movies? I know the distribution of this ability is unlawful in some countries HOWEVER a friend brought over a PC to tinker with for a short while. It had Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition and loaded with software. Movie Playing software was available and it played several encyrpted DVDs. So why is the distribution fine under MS Windows and not Linux?

[robbie_n]

Encyrpted DVD playback is a "grey area", so to speak. Some distros distribute decss packages (or the Mplayer equivilent), some do not. I'm not sure about Lycoris' Mplayer package yet.

[Davepet]

Probably because MS keeps the source closed.

It's NOT illegal to PLAY the movie, only to reverse engineer/circumvent the copy protection.

An open source player probably would give folks everything they need to make illegal copies. Plus, one would probably have to have broken the law just to write the player software in the first place.

Dave