RE: Netflix on Debian Linux

2012-11-21 Thread Mark Allums
> Mark, your answer was the most intriguing. So, if they are moving to > HTML5, we can expect it to work on Linux in the future, can't we? That > sounds promising. > Do you have any link to a "Roku box". Never heard of it. I have a > desktop station in my room I use to play movies with Kaffeine. I

Re: Netflix on Debian Linux

2012-11-20 Thread Gary Roach
On 11/20/2012 02:33 PM, Beco wrote: Hi Ralf, yes I agree: using software that is not stable sucks. I won't try this "fix" and bang my head to have "some" version of wine and silverlight to work. Nah... Thanks Gary D., for the link. I see your point, and I was angry when I discovered they didn't

Re: Netflix on Debian Linux

2012-11-20 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:26:14 -0300, Beco wrote: > Hi Guys, > > Last month I signed a netflix account just to be amazed it did not work > nor give support to linux. > > After calling the call center and get the news, I just canceled it, > very frustrated. > > Today, a friend sent me this link: >

Re: Netflix on Debian Linux

2012-11-20 Thread Beco
Hi Ralf, yes I agree: using software that is not stable sucks. I won't try this "fix" and bang my head to have "some" version of wine and silverlight to work. Nah... Thanks Gary D., for the link. I see your point, and I was angry when I discovered they didn't bother to give linux a chance. Hugo,

RE: Netflix on Debian Linux

2012-11-20 Thread Mark Allums
> >> Hi Guys, > >> > >> Last month I signed a netflix account just to be amazed it did not > >> work nor give support to linux. > > > >> After calling the call center and get the news, I just canceled it, > >> very frustrated. > >> > >> Today, a friend sent me this link: > >> http://www.iheartubunt

Re: Netflix on Debian Linux

2012-11-20 Thread Aaron Toponce
On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 01:26:14PM -0300, Beco wrote: > Last month I signed a netflix account just to be amazed it did not > work nor give support to linux. There's plenty of proprietary software that has poor or no functionality at all in Debian. > After calling the call center and get the news,

Re: Netflix on Debian Linux

2012-11-20 Thread Gary Roach
On 11/20/2012 11:13 AM, Mark Allums wrote: Hi Guys, Last month I signed a netflix account just to be amazed it did not work nor give support to linux. It requires Silverlight, which Microsoft never ported to Linux. Silverlight requires Dot Net, and while Mono works really well, it can'

RE: Netflix on Debian Linux

2012-11-20 Thread Mark Allums
> Hi Guys, > > Last month I signed a netflix account just to be amazed it did not > work nor give support to linux. It requires Silverlight, which Microsoft never ported to Linux. Silverlight requires Dot Net, and while Mono works really well, it can't (yet), as far as I know, support Silverl

Re: Netflix on Debian Linux

2012-11-19 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Gary Dale wrote: On 19/11/12 12:47 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: On Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:26:14 -0300 Beco wrote: Hi Guys, Last month I signed a netflix account just to be amazed it did not work nor give support to linux. After calling the call center and get the news, I just canceled it, very frus

Re: Netflix on Debian Linux

2012-11-19 Thread Gary Dale
On 19/11/12 12:47 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: On Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:26:14 -0300 Beco wrote: Hi Guys, Last month I signed a netflix account just to be amazed it did not work nor give support to linux. After calling the call center and get the news, I just canceled it, very frustrated. Today, a

Re: Netflix on Debian Linux

2012-11-19 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:26:14 -0300 Beco wrote: > Hi Guys, > > Last month I signed a netflix account just to be amazed it did not > work nor give support to linux. > > After calling the call center and get the news, I just canceled it, > very frustrated. > > Today, a friend sent me this link: >