K3b is a KDE based DVD/CD burning app, but it also has the ability to rip dvd's to AVI. I've been using it for along time to rip all my dvd's to AVI, and from there I can use other apps to convert the AVI to what ever format I want. Though usually I just stored the AVI on an external Disk for backup purposes.

A long time ago on the WoW forum they announced they were making a movie. What ever happened to that?