Comment by packetlost
2 days ago
It's a major sticking point for most people though and a very large blocker for wider Linux desktop adoption.
2 days ago
It's a major sticking point for most people though and a very large blocker for wider Linux desktop adoption.
We like Linux adoption around these parts. But don't we like it because linux doesn't let companies mistreat it's users?
If users are unwilling to opt out of that abuse then I think its OK that their migration to Linux remains mildly inconvenient.
DRM sucks, but the time to thrash against it is has passed. It's here, it's not going away, and users expect to be able to use their browsers to watch protected content.
> DRM sucks, but the time to thrash against it is has passed.
Speak for yourself. I avoid any DRMed content. If I pay for it, I'm getting unrestricted access to the files. Or I don't pay for it.
Aren't we talking about the fact that it's not here (on Linux), and some people would like it to be?
The time to thrash against DRM will be when you can't get hardware that boots kernels which were not approved by your government. What we're doing now is trying to prevent that time from coming at all.
Having to watch protected media on a different device is a small price to pay.
I like what Firefox does: it allows me to just disallow Widevine entirely, which is what I do. That still allows others who want to use those things to do so. It's the best of both worlds.
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I've never let Firefox play content requiring DRM. I don't thrash against it, just ignore it.
If anything I see mainstream complaints about DRM in games, media, and lesser extent anti-cheat now more than ever, along with all the thrashing of Windows anti-user behavior. It is only natural that they go together. If there is a time to get rid of these, it's the near future.
Agreed.
My take is: you're welcome to the party, but don't be surprised if someone shows you the door when you pull out the drugs. It ain't our type of fun.
I understand various reasons why people are pushing for the adoption of open source software, but it will be counterproductive if it brings the problems of the commercial software world with them.