Re: watching Netflix on Debian

[Russ Cook <russcook@mbo.net>]

Ron Johnson wrote:
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> On 05/03/08 01:50, Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote:
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> > I have read somewhere online that you can't do this in Linux. The problem is
> > not on the Debian side (not even on the Linux side). It was to do with the
> > proprietary DRM authentication stuff which the movie studios impose on
> > netflix. It seems the DRM authentication (or some other authentication) is
> > possible only under Windows, Mac. That is why netflix requires you to have
> > Windows or Mac to watch their online videos.
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> You could try Wine, Crossover Games or Cedega.
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> - --
> Ron Johnson, Jr.
> Jefferson LA  USA
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> We want... a Shrubbery!!
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Or you could tilt at windmills and complain to Netflix, your
congressmen, the media, and anyone else who will smile
pleasantly, nod, and then ignore you.  I hate DRM.