HBO Max cranks up the Widevine DRM, leaves Linux users in the cold
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Re: HBO Max cranks up the Widevine DRM, leaves Linux users in the cold
#2Usually the solution is to use Windows, Mac or one of their supported devices[1]. I doubt Linux was ever on their radar.
For most people this is a non-issue and can be easily solved.
Re: HBO Max cranks up the Widevine DRM, leaves Linux users in the cold
#3Piracy to the rescue I guess?
Re: HBO Max cranks up the Widevine DRM, leaves Linux users in the cold
#4> Widevine is a proprietary digital rights management (DRM) technology provider used by Google Chrome and Firefox web browsers (and some of its derivates), Android MediaDRM, Android TV, and other consumer electronics devices. Widevine Technologies was purchased by Google in 2010
Yet again, Google as the root issue:
from https://www.widevine.com/news (April 01 '20)
> All Widevine browser-based integrations (platforms and applications) must support VMP. VMP support is NOT available for Linux platforms.
Previously did some work with DRM streaming video hitting (MS) Playready, (Google) Widevine, (Apple) Fairplay. Google's Widevine was the out standing issue for server side ARM support. Google's products are the software equivalent of throwing half a bucket of paint at a large wall, not fully covering it, then saying the wall is painted; followed by ignoring any issues.
Re: HBO Max cranks up the Widevine DRM, leaves Linux users in the cold
#5Linux desktop*. We often don't think of them as linux, but Apple tvOS is BSD and virtually every other TV and smart box is Android (linux).
Re: HBO Max cranks up the Widevine DRM, leaves Linux users in the cold
#6Ars is a few weeks late to the game here. Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24094386
Re: HBO Max cranks up the Widevine DRM, leaves Linux users in the cold
#7Linux desktop*. We often don't think of them as linux, but Apple tvOS is BSD and virtually every other TV and smart box is Android (linux).
BSD is unrelated to Linux.
Re: HBO Max cranks up the Widevine DRM, leaves Linux users in the cold
#8Linux desktop*. We often don't think of them as linux, but Apple tvOS is BSD and virtually every other TV and smart box is Android (linux).
BSD is unrelated to Linux.
BSD is a unix-like operating system the same as Linux. They're unrelated in the same way two brands of skateboards are unrelated.
Re: HBO Max cranks up the Widevine DRM, leaves Linux users in the cold
#9> Widevine is a proprietary digital rights management (DRM) technology provider used by Google Chrome and Firefox web browsers (and some of its derivates), Android MediaDRM, Android TV, and other consumer electronics devices. Widevine Technologies was purchased by Google in 2010 Yet again, Google as the root issue: from https://www.widevine.com/news (April 01 '20) > All Widevine browser-based integrations (platforms…
Huh? The vast, vast majority of Widevine streaming is done to ARM devices - Qualcomm and Exynos chips for Android, which have a verified media path in hardware.
Re: HBO Max cranks up the Widevine DRM, leaves Linux users in the cold
#10Usually the solution is to use Windows, Mac or one of their supported devices[1]. I doubt Linux was ever on their radar. For most people this is a non-issue and can be easily solved. [1] https://help.hbomax.com/Answer/Detail/20
Linux is explicitly on their radar. What do you think Android or Chromebooks are?