Bug 279619

Summary:	[new ebuild] media-plugins/vdr-sc - SoftCam plugin for VDR
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Michał Górny <mgorny>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Gentoo VDR Project <vdr>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	bugzie, flow, hd_brummy, maggu2810, tommy
Priority:	High	Keywords:	EBUILD, InOverlay
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:	[vdr-devel]
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Michał Górny archtester

2009-07-29 20:02:43 UTC

vdr-sc plugin provides VDR an ability to descramble pay-TV channels without need to use dedicated hardware CAMs. It can use SmartCards inserted into cheaper RS232-based interfaces or Ethernet-enabled DVB receivers.

Moreover, due to integrated FFdeCSA code, it provides users of budget DVB cards (not capable of using standard CAM modules) with capability of watching pay-TV using SmartCards.

I'm aware that this software may be illegal in many countries but I don't think the ebuild for it (with appriopriate RESTRICT?) will be too. We've already already discussed this a lot on #gentoo-sunrise and we're open to more feedback (especially from VDR herd).

Comment 1 Jeremy Olexa (darkside) (RETIRED) archtester

2009-07-29 20:17:47 UTC

(A user submitted [the OP] ebuild is ready for inclusion into gentoo-sunrise overlay)

Comment 2 Thomas Sachau gentoo-dev

2009-08-24 22:56:20 UTC

@vdr: please comment and either include it in main tree or assign it to maintainer-wanted

Comment 3 Joerg Bornkessel 2019-11-13 17:20:27 UTC

the vdr-sc.ebuild is still in the vdr-devel overlay since years
we will not provide it in the maintree,
because this could force right problems in some countrys

btw. upstream project is dead since years 

Hint: take a closer look on vdr-dvbapi  and oscam ;)