Blu-ray on Linux? - Blu-ray Forum

Goobicon · 05-20-2008, 01:16 AM

I'm reading a lot online (and even an old post on the forums) about playback of blu-ray movies being "illegal" using Open-Source (Linux) software. Is this true? It doesn't seem to make sense since Dell sells systems with Ubuntu and blu-ray stock, and IBM is also a player who has considerable interest in the open source community. Plus...why shut out business, small as though it may be? Does anyone know the answer?

pseudomaniac · 05-20-2008, 02:06 AM

If you can find something to decode and play it back - more power to ya.

Best hope might be to hope Mac does something with it and then try to port it to BSD.....

jorg · 05-21-2008, 12:47 AM

its becuase to athurized softwar has been developed for linux of bsd or other operating system beside windows and mac. the athurize software to make sure it not just a program that copys the film. but nero has a program that under linux and its distros u can burn blu-ray data discs and movies to but im positive it wont play retail discs
http://www.nero.com/eng/linux3.html

Frumious Boojum · 05-21-2008, 01:11 PM

It's moreso a problem of the copy protection. If it's not copy protected, there will be no problem with playing a BD on Linux.

I'm sure a BD player will come soon enough if Sony is serious at all about Linux on the PS3. But, so far, they've been a bit weird about the Linux support.

actionhank · 05-21-2008, 04:45 PM

All in good time.. all in good time

Goobicon · 05-21-2008, 04:53 PM

Thanks for your response, guys. I think this has actually cleared something up for me. It seems that the problem is that there are no commercially developed programs out there that allow playback of Blu-Ray in Linux. And that's just the problem, even though companies develop distros, there aren't too many companies that develop software. Most of it's written by individuals or teams of volunteers. So we just need someone to step up and make playback software that can be approved. Luckily that couldn't be hard at all, since Open Source means the code of such a program could be easily analyzed to make sure there's no illegal copying.

05-20-2008, 01:16 AM	#1
Goobicon New Member Member since:May 2008	Blu-ray on Linux? I'm reading a lot online (and even an old post on the forums) about playback of blu-ray movies being "illegal" using Open-Source (Linux) software. Is this true? It doesn't seem to make sense since Dell sells systems with Ubuntu and blu-ray stock, and IBM is also a player who has considerable interest in the open source community. Plus...why shut out business, small as though it may be? Does anyone know the answer?

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05-20-2008, 02:06 AM	#2
pseudomaniac Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Cincinnati	If you can find something to decode and play it back - more power to ya. Best hope might be to hope Mac does something with it and then try to port it to BSD.....

05-21-2008, 12:47 AM	#3
jorg Power Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:2	its becuase to athurized softwar has been developed for linux of bsd or other operating system beside windows and mac. the athurize software to make sure it not just a program that copys the film. but nero has a program that under linux and its distros u can burn blu-ray data discs and movies to but im positive it wont play retail discs http://www.nero.com/eng/linux3.html

05-21-2008, 01:11 PM	#4
Frumious Boojum Active Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Columbus, OH Blu-ray collection:115 Blu-ray reviews: 4	It's moreso a problem of the copy protection. If it's not copy protected, there will be no problem with playing a BD on Linux. I'm sure a BD player will come soon enough if Sony is serious at all about Linux on the PS3. But, so far, they've been a bit weird about the Linux support.

05-21-2008, 04:45 PM	#5
actionhank Senior Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Las Vegas, Nevada	All in good time.. all in good time

05-21-2008, 04:53 PM	#6
Goobicon New Member Member since:May 2008	Thanks for your response, guys. I think this has actually cleared something up for me. It seems that the problem is that there are no commercially developed programs out there that allow playback of Blu-Ray in Linux. And that's just the problem, even though companies develop distros, there aren't too many companies that develop software. Most of it's written by individuals or teams of volunteers. So we just need someone to step up and make playback software that can be approved. Luckily that couldn't be hard at all, since Open Source means the code of such a program could be easily analyzed to make sure there's no illegal copying.

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