[NBLUG/talk] OLPC San Francisco Community Summit 2012

[Glenn Kerbein]

Netflix + Linux = no go.

Silverlight is required for Netflix streaming. The Linux emulation - if 
you will - is Mono, and that is not "allowed" by Netflix.

I blame Warner Bros.


On 09/21/2012 02:14 PM, Dan HODUL wrote:
> Hello,
> I am a novice Linux user, and would like to buy another Linux computer,
> this time a laptop.  I need a friendly GUI that can stream 'net video
> content, perhaps Netflix, as I'd like to take it to Mexico, where I
> reside half the year.  That is really why I need the reliability of
> open-source OS.  I don't have a lot of money, but would accept a used
> machine, were it dependable.  I'd appreciate if you could direct me to
> the right source, or re-post this request.
>
> Thanks,
>
> SFSU graduate (Psychology, 1992)
>
> Dan Hodul, Ph.D.
>
>  > From: sverma at sfsu.edu
>  > Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:23:27 -0700
>  > To: talk at nblug.org
>  > Subject: [NBLUG/talk] OLPC San Francisco Community Summit 2012
>  >
>  > Registration is now open for the upcoming OLPC San Francisco Community
>  > Summit 2012.
>  >
>  > http://www.olpcsf.org/node/70
>  >
>  > See you there!
>  >
>  > We will also be hosting SugarCamp++ (Oct 22-24) right after the
>  > summit. SugarCamp++ will be at the same location.
>  > http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugarcamp_SF_2012
>  >
>  > cheers,
>  > Sameer
>  > --
>  > Sameer Verma, Ph.D.
>  > Professor, Information Systems
>  > San Francisco State University
>  > http://verma.sfsu.edu/
>  > http://commons.sfsu.edu/
>  > http://olpcsf.org/
>  > http://olpcjamaica.org.jm/
>  >
>  > _______________________________________________
>  > talk mailing list
>  > talk at nblug.org
>  > http://nblug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> talk mailing list
> talk at nblug.org
> http://nblug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
>

-- 
Living well is the best revenge