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Netflix Comes To Linux Web Browsers Via 'Pipelight'

Posted by Unknown on from the contents-may-explode dept.

An anonymous reader writes "With Netflix continuing to rely upon Microsoft Silverlight, the video streaming service hasn't been supported for Linux users as the Mono-based 'Moonlight' implementation goes without Silverlight 5 DRM support. However, there is now Netflix support for Linux-based web-browsers via the open source Pipelight project. Pipelight supports Netflix and other Silverlight-based web applications by having a Netscape plug-in that in turn communicates with a Windows program running under Wine. The Windows program then simulates a browser to load the Silverlight libraries. Netflix then works as the Pipelight developers implemented support for the Netflix DRM scheme within Wine."

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  1. Next step by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    When Microsoft abandons Silverlight, Windows users will still be able to watch Netflix through Pipelight through Netscape through Wine through Cygwin through, er, I must have missed a few steps or what ?

    1. Re:Next step by bmo · · Score: 5, Funny

      When Microsoft abandons Silverlight, Windows users will still be able to watch Netflix through Pipelight through Netscape through Wine through Cygwin through, er, I must have missed a few steps or what ?

      Not only that, Netflix is abandoning Silverlight too.

      http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9238421/Netflix_to_dump_Silverlight_Microsoft_s_stalled_technology

      So we have....

      HTML5 in a container in Silverlight through Flash through Netscape 4.7 running in Wine through Cygwin, through an HP41cx calculator.

      --
      BMO

  2. And then... by Kaenneth · · Score: 5, Funny

    The little cage drops over the mouse, and you win!

  3. Re:Easy solution by berj · · Score: 5, Funny

    I do? That's news to me.

    I wish someone had told me that I hate paying taxes. I would have been angry at tax time.

  4. Re:Easy solution by Jane+Q.+Pubic · · Score: 1, Funny

    I would like it to be very clear that the above person (1010737) is NOT the Jane Q. Pubic (3025353) who has been around Slashdot for minutes. This person has only been posting for about 2 years.

    I do not yet know Slashdot's policy on impersonating other users, but I expect to be found out.

    (Having said that, I agree with what this person wrote here.)

    (post 3)