Let's be clear...
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| Author | Content |
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| cmost Oct 12, 2014 11:23 AM EDT |
Netflix works on ANY Linux distribution with nss => 3.16 and Google Chrome browser (not Chromium) => 36. |
| lcafiero Oct 14, 2014 9:50 PM EDT |
This is absolutely correct, cmost. But let's be clear about something else: There's about a 5-or-6-to-1 ratio of stories in the FOSS blogosphere saying that "Ubuntu now runs Netflix." So for Fedora to do this is just setting the record straight. Incidentally, On-Disk had made a version of Linux Mint that runs Netflix two years ago. Two years ago. |
| BernardSwiss Oct 14, 2014 10:05 PM EDT |
Maybe it would be more informative to just say "Chrome runs Netflix, whether on Windows or on Linux". The problem hasn't really changed -- people are still being forced to use only particular, "approved" commercial software to enjoy streamed movies on Netflix, or many other DRM'd media. |
| Bob_Robertson Oct 15, 2014 8:58 AM EDT |
Amen, Bernard. That right there is the problem. The ease of getting movies and TV shows online makes me wonder, just what do they think all their efforts at DRM is doing? |
| JaseP Oct 15, 2014 11:53 AM EDT |
What are their efforts at DRM doing??? ... It soothes the savage beast that provides the finance money, who's idea of commerce is rooted in the 18th century, along with their birth dates... What really gets their goat is that online indies can produce content with all the same special effects and production slick-ness (OK, some of the writing, acting and editing is sub-par,... but go back and watch some 70s & 80s TV,... you'll be amazed at how cheesy the programs were). The Hollywood money set just doesn't want their gravy train and the endless supply of young bimb-ettes (straight from the director's casting couch) to stop... So, they're throwing their money at DRM and legislative lobbying to get their way of (partying) life protected. But getting Netflix to run on Linux with little fuss is actually a boon to them. Pirates are inclined to pirate so long as getting the content isn't easier to do legally (not that all or most pirates use Linux, mind you). More and more people are cord-cutting. Advertising dollars are down, and subscription charges to cable resellers are up. But,... They are starting to see the writing on the wall. The Inter-tubes is the way to go... And forcing people to watch commercials is actually easier to do on (legally) streamed content. Copying it is harder (much easier to capture a broadcast/cable stream than to capture content transmitted via live internet streaming). Plus the interactivity of the web allows for targeted marketing and better feedback. They're coming around,... slowly,... but they are still doing damage in the wake of their turning the ship around... |
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