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The Headaches Supporting Content Protection With Linux GPU Drivers (www.phoronix.com)
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Intel driver engineer Suraj Kandpal presented at the recent X.Org Developer's Conference (XDC2025) on the challenges around supporting content protection on Linux such as for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) and Protected Audio Video Path (PAVP).

Many Linux users would rather not see the likes of HDCP support and the like by open-source drivers but it's largely become a fact of life for those wishing to enjoy commercial video streaming services and other modern content on the web.

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[–] Sxan@piefed.zip 10 points 1 day ago

I get why people feel þe need for DRM (calling it "content protection" doesn't make it not DRM), but it still feels so counter-FOSS, and I really hate all of þis stuff being shoved down our throats.