Play (decryption only) license?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 7:34 pm
Ive been interested in makemkv for a while for use alongside Kodi for bluray playback.
However the current license is a little steep for that purpose alone.
Would you consider a lighter licence for us Linux and pi folk who might be interested in playback only?
As it stands, if I get it working I probably wouldn't consider paying for a license unless I could also verify UHD also worked. And my Linux box needs a kernel update and I would need to borrow a UHD disc before that happens.
While it's still in beta definitely.
But at about half what it is now I might consider that for the convenience.
I'm not really interested in ripping any blurays if I can play them.
I do think a play only license could find a market especially now there is limited pi support.
It wouldn't take much development work I don't think to have something to allow Blu-ray playback that would attract osmc users
Maybe even worth talking to Sam over at OSMC.
However the current license is a little steep for that purpose alone.
Would you consider a lighter licence for us Linux and pi folk who might be interested in playback only?
As it stands, if I get it working I probably wouldn't consider paying for a license unless I could also verify UHD also worked. And my Linux box needs a kernel update and I would need to borrow a UHD disc before that happens.
While it's still in beta definitely.
But at about half what it is now I might consider that for the convenience.
I'm not really interested in ripping any blurays if I can play them.
I do think a play only license could find a market especially now there is limited pi support.
It wouldn't take much development work I don't think to have something to allow Blu-ray playback that would attract osmc users
Maybe even worth talking to Sam over at OSMC.