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    Linux users: Prepare, Netflix is finally coming



    While Windows and Mac users have enjoyed the ability to use Netflix from their browser since 2007, a small part of the greater tech community has been left out; Linux.
    The issue has been Netflix's use of the Microsoft Silverlight video plug-in, which is not and will likely never be supported in Linux officially.

    In recent time, Netflix has begun using HTML5, a proven standard, so it appears that Linux users will get official Netflix support in the coming months. Netflix Senior Software Engineer Paul Adolf took to the Ubuntu developers forum and stated that "Netflix will play with Chrome stable in 14.02 if NSS version 3.16.2 or greater is installed." NSS is the Network Security Services founded by Google, Mozilla and Redhat and is key to in-browser application security.

    Currently, Ubuntu 14.04 has an older NSS than 3.16.2, but the next version of the operating system will ship next month with the update.

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    Look forward to that day......

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    So who's going to build us an E2-plugin?

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    Hi Rob,
    because it is running on a full blown PC with Linux does not mean it works on STBs. I do not know a STB which fully supports HTML5.

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    I know, but as Netflix runs on mobile Android devices, I could imagine it would run on modern STB's as well.

    BTW: Android is also Linux, so I have no idea why Netflix runs already for quite some time on Android, while Linux is awaiting a Siliverlight-free version

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    Might happen sooner rather than later...
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    I do not know a STB which fully supports HTML5.
    Does the VU+ YouTubeTV app or HbbTV use HTML5?

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    Hi,
    today Ubuntu placed an update for nss so next move must come from Netflix. Is there a NSS 3.16.2 or greater for OE? This is also needed.

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