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I basically do the same thing. Why bother figuring out how to run Netflix with DRM on Linux and pay for the pleaser of a subpar libary when my little Raspberry

by dtx1 5y ago

I basically do the same thing. Why bother figuring out how to run Netflix with DRM on Linux and pay for the pleaser of a subpar libary when my little Raspberry Pi Seedbox, a 5$/Month VPN and Membership in a private Tracker gets me everything I want without the hassle or annoying DRM to deal with. But we are not the ones that will be hit by this. It's the normies and computer illiterates that will have to deal with the issue. And god save us from the politicians that will make OSes that can pirate content just plain illegal.

criddell 5y ago
> Why bother figuring out how to run Netflix with DRM on Linux Because you want to pay for things. You want to support people making the things you enjoy. You want Netflix and other streaming companies to see that Linux users matter.
- neonihil 5y ago
  What if you pay for Netflix — because you want to support creators, — but you actually download stuff — because you also want to be able to watch it without hustle? Like Netflix 4K is not working on Linux. It’s just not. And it wasn’t working on Macs either until very recently, but it needs some special hardware.
  - dtx1 5y ago
    > What if you pay for Netflix — because you want to support creators, — but you actually download stuff — because you also want to be able to watch it without hustle? I dont have to do that with music (spotify works on linux and my phone so its fine) or with games (steam works with linux and valve makes linux gaming better every single day). I don´t mind paying a fair price for media and i like the convenience of a large, always available, curated, searchable, instantly available Media service. But the movie and TV Industry doesn´t offer it. Netflix here in Germany has a pathetic libary and i dont want to subscribe to 5 services to watch the 5 or 6 TV shows i want to see. Thats neither fair nor convenient. I´d rather take that money to my local cinema and pay for the experience instead of just the content. Piracy is mostly a distribution problem and to a much lesser degree a pricing problem. As long as I can´t buy into a service that is better than pirating content why should I pay for it.
- dtx1 5y ago
  Yeah, no. I don't have to prove to a company that i am worthy to use their service without selling my soul and privacy to shaddowy entities. It's their job to sell a service that i would want to use to me.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 5y ago
  You don't do that by paying them for _not_ working on your platform.

by dtx1 5y ago

criddell 5y ago

> Why bother figuring out how to run Netflix with DRM on Linux Because you want to pay for things. You want to support people making the things you enjoy. You want Netflix and other streaming companies to see that Linux users matter.

neonihil 5y ago
What if you pay for Netflix — because you want to support creators, — but you actually download stuff — because you also want to be able to watch it without hustle? Like Netflix 4K is not working on Linux. It’s just not. And it wasn’t working on Macs either until very recently, but it needs some special hardware.
- dtx1 5y ago
  > What if you pay for Netflix — because you want to support creators, — but you actually download stuff — because you also want to be able to watch it without hustle? I dont have to do that with music (spotify works on linux and my phone so its fine) or with games (steam works with linux and valve makes linux gaming better every single day). I don´t mind paying a fair price for media and i like the convenience of a large, always available, curated, searchable, instantly available Media service. But the movie and TV Industry doesn´t offer it. Netflix here in Germany has a pathetic libary and i dont want to subscribe to 5 services to watch the 5 or 6 TV shows i want to see. Thats neither fair nor convenient. I´d rather take that money to my local cinema and pay for the experience instead of just the content. Piracy is mostly a distribution problem and to a much lesser degree a pricing problem. As long as I can´t buy into a service that is better than pirating content why should I pay for it.
dtx1 5y ago
Yeah, no. I don't have to prove to a company that i am worthy to use their service without selling my soul and privacy to shaddowy entities. It's their job to sell a service that i would want to use to me.
tgsovlerkhgsel 5y ago
You don't do that by paying them for _not_ working on your platform.