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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]
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Pino P on Thursday March 23 2017, @03:33PM (1 child)
How many of those 3000 games help me in my daily workflow of collecting Mario 64 stars?
What prevents you from changing your workflow from Mario to Spyro? It wouldn't be too much harder than from PaintShop Pro to GIMP, which I've used to make graphics for four commercially published video games. And with games not published by Nintendo, there's not quite as much chance of Content ID taking your ad revenue if you post a review to YouTube.
Unlocking Mario Kart 64 Special cup?
I've read good reviews for changing your workflow to Lego Racers, Crash Team Racing, or Toy Story Racer.
(Score: 2) by requerdanos on Thursday March 23 2017, @08:14PM
How many of those 3000 games help me in my daily workflow of collecting Mario 64 stars?
What prevents you from changing your workflow from Mario to Spyro? It wouldn't be too much harder than from PaintShop Pro to GIMP
Being more serious for a few moments... I have had jobs with Photoshop as one of my essential tools. Once with Photoshop 3, then 4, then 5; later with Photoshop 7, CS, and CS2. Yet one book purchase later (Grokking the Gimp, which I highly recommend) I was up to speed with Gimp and I've used it ever since.
HOWEVER! I have tried Spyro, Rayman, Sonic Adventure, many different non-Mario games, and to be honest, I still, 20 years later, have an N64 and still play Mario 64. (My current savegame only has about 25 stars because I don't play as often nor for as long as I used to). Haven't played any of the others in years.
This helps me to understand people who tell me "Yeah but I gotta have game [so-and-so] and it doesn't work in Linux". Okay, I get it. For me there is no one Windows-platform game that would hold me to Windows, and indeed I don't Windows anymore. But I get that for others, this is a thing.
Unlocking Mario Kart 64 Special cup?
I've read good reviews for changing your workflow to Lego Racers, Crash Team Racing, or Toy Story Racer.
Again: I've played Mickey Mouse Club Racing, Crash Team Racing, even diddy kong racing, lots of different Racing games, and now, 20 years later, I still play Mario Kart 64. The only game that comes close, in terms of gameplay (not story or organization), is perhaps ironically Super TuxKart.
Photoshop -> Gimp was dead easy for me, but Nintendo -> Non-Nintendo wasn't. For whatever that's worth.