[clue] calling Netflix

[Chris Ernst]

On 05/10/2011 10:07 PM, Louis Miller wrote:
> Okay, I called Netflix. I guess they didn't know about Moonlight, or
> they didn't really think of working with Linux as either easy or a
> priority. It probably isn't a deliberate attempt to snub Linux users.
> Linux users have money and could mean profit for their company.
> 
>      I told them that
> 
> 1. there is a clone of Silverlight called Moonlight
> 2. there is HTML5 coming out for Google Chrome
> 3. they can contact the Silicon Valley Linux User Group for help
> 
>      Maybe, companies do listen.
> 
>      Oh, anyone know what happens with trying to use Linux with
> Overdrive Media console at public libraries? Maybe, the Overdrive
> company needs to be re-educated. I doubt they are willing to listen like
> Netflix, though.
> 

The issue is not  with Netflix supporting Moonlight or Linux in
particular.  It is the PlayReady DRM used by Netflix.  This is a
licensed product that cannot be legally distributed.

Unless someone cracks PlayReady, Netflix on Linux is unlikely to happen
any time soon.

	- Chris