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posted by CoolHand on Thursday March 23 2017, @04:26AM   Printer-friendly
from the netflix-and-chilling-properly dept.

If your Linux-using mates suddenly disappear for a day or two, we can explain why: Netflix has just revealed it's fully and formally available on the OS

As the streamer points out, Chrome's worked for in-browser playback since 2014. But not officially.

As of Tuesday, however, "users of Firefox can also enjoy Netflix on Linux."

Netflix reckons this is "a huge milestone for us and our partners, including Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Mozilla that helped make it possible."

HTML 5 had a lot to do with it, too, because by enabling plugin-free video playback it meant Linux users were spared the the recurring security nightmare that is Adobe Flash, which recently made a meaningful Penguin-land after ignoring Linux for years.

The reason you haven't switched to Linux is:

  • 1. Games
  • 2. Netflix

[editors note: the game situation isn't all that bad now, with over 3,000 games now available for Linux on Steam]


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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by mechanicjay on Thursday March 23 2017, @05:56AM

    4. viewing or ripping copy protected DVDs

    VLC with the right libs will let you watch just about any DVD out there and HandBrake will rip em. I haven't watched or ripped a DVD on Windows since about 2009...

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