Linux versie van Firefox 49 krijgt Netflix DRM support

RDJ134 16 augustus 2016 om 01:50 uur

Linux heeft veel voordelen maar ook enkele min punten zoals dat je bijvoorbeeld geen Netflix kan kijken via Firefox, maar daar komt in september verandering in want dan krijgt Firefox met versie 49 DRM ondersteuning en kan je dus gewoon relaxed kijken, wat overigens ook mogelijk was met Google's Chrome.


Fed up of having to use Google Chrome each time you want to go on a Netflix binge? I've got some good news for you.

Mozilla plan to support plugin-free streaming for Netflix (and Amazon Prime Video, and other similar services) in Firefox for Linux, starting with Firefox 49, due September 2016.

Like Google Chrome, Firefox will remove support for NPAPI plugins from its browser in the near future, plugins that some video streaming sites rely on for playback.

HTML5 DRM provides an alternative, and both Netflix and Amazon Prime have switched to using it on their web clients.

"Widevine support is an alternative solution for streaming services that currently rely on Silverlight for playback of DRM-protected video content. It will allow websites to show DRM-protected video content in Firefox without the use of NPAPI plugins. This is an important step on Mozilla's roadmap to remove NPAPI plugin support," the company explained earlier this year.

The Google Widevine CDM (Content Decryption Manager) is already available in Firefox on Windows and Mac OS X.

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