[mythtv-users] Is the Digital Future bleak?

[Brian Wood]

David Brodbeck wrote:
> On Jun 1, 2007, at 5:44 PM, Dewey Smolka wrote:
>> I am also, probably naively, opimistic that either a) cable and
>> satellite distributors will realize that there's no point in adding
>> complex encryption technology, or b) that eventually there will be a
>> system-agnostic cable-card type solution that will work on any
>> platform. After all, we're not trying to steal anything -- we already
>> pay for it.
> 
> 
> I doubt that will happen.  After all these years there's still no  
> legal way to play DVDs on Linux.  Why should we expect any different  
> when it comes to HDTV?

I thought LinDVD was legally licensed to play DVDs under Linux. It's not
 "free" software though, obviously.