Hello, Just to add in my experience with Hulu on 64bit Linux (Fedora 12 and earlier in my case, running on AMD Athlon 64 dual core). Hulu website would not work, but Hulu Desktop app worked on and off, it had some issues of freezing, then not being able to play. It is a known issue that Hulu seems to be dragging its feet on, it is a matter of configuration on their end, not a technical limitation as far as I can see, since Hulu does work on 32bit Linux web browsers, and Hulu Desktop works on 64bit Linux. I saw a thread on this on their support forums, I will have to see if I can dig it up.
---------------------- Now as for the rest of your comments- I think what you are proposing, having people call in somewhere to access their "adult" entertainment, seems to be a rather longshot from a business perspective, as well as from the perspective of getting the customers to agree to such measures. To access this type of "content" on cable or satellite, you just have to pay for it, and provide proof you are over 18. You don't require your customers to call some customer service rep every time they want to watch their "adult" content. That seems rather onerous. As for the internet, there are tons of nanny filters available if you have children accessing your computer, and there are adult verification methods (usually involving verification with credit card) for major adult websites. Granted you can access some content without verification if you just know what search terms to use on your favorite search engine, again this can be mitigated with the right kind of limitations and software (Safe Mode on Google for instance), and just not typing in certain search terms if you are dealing with just yourself. While I may agree from a moral standpoint on adult content issue, from a practical standpoint, people on the internet in general are vehemently opposed to overly restrictive rules on content. Also from an open source philosophy of freedom, it would seem best to let people choose for themselves what content they want to access (assuming the age issue is already taken care of), not have the choice forced upon them. If you don't want to see such content, don't go there. No one is forcing you to pick a certain website or section on Hulu or etc. Just my $0.02 ---------- Matt M. LinuxKnight On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 1:17 AM, Michael C. Robinson < [email protected]> wrote: > Well, looks like I have LAHF instructions. Thanks for the tip though. > Oddly enough, the hulu desktop app works where firefox 64 bit with 64 > bit flash doesn't. Hunh. I kinda jumped through the EULA on hulu > desktop where it looks like it might be somewhat worrisome. Some rumors > persist googling around about hulu problems that hulu is trying to > change to a pay model. I was a bit reluctant to try hulu desktop, but I > can vouch for it working. Why doesn't standard firefox work? > > "NOT TECHNICAL, CONCERNS AND OPINIONS ARE BELOW THIS LINE" > > I'm wondering if there is a hulu alternative? I'm concerned that hulu > will collect statistics on people who use it and I don't approve of > easy access to "adult" movies. Watching these movies might constitute > voting for them. Morally, I don't want to encourage the production of > new "adult" films. Hulu is a nice outlet for catching more general > audience shows and movies, but the shows available don't stop there. > These "adult" movies aren't generally entertaining in my opinion, though > they are addictive. > > I like Stargate Universe sometimes, but there have been a lot of sex > scenes and they just ruin it IMO. I think Stargate Universe is almost a > border case. The show isn't plot dependent on people having sex, though > it comes close. Imagine you work and your boss knows that you watched > Stargate Universe or worse HOTS, American Virgin, (insert sexually > explicit movie available through hulu here). Now imagine that this boss > is ultra conservative and has to form an opinion when a sexual > harassment allegation surfaces against you. Somehow, I don't think your > viewing choices on hulu replete with sexual immorality will help your > case. I'm all for television being more interesting and possibly better > for us, but I have major privacy and other ethical concerns regarding > interactive television. > > As far as alternatives, I'm interested in a service that limits access > to R rated and "Mature" or "Adult" films. I think a phone call to an > actual human being should be the minimum requirement to watch R rated > films online. Hulu doesn't even seem to have a filtering option that > will drop "Adult" films from the title listings. Concerning privacy, I > guess renting movies is safer than streaming them. I prefer > a service that is of course Linux friendly and I value privacy, so I > want the service provider to refrain from giving out records of what I > stream. Records should be destroyed in 6 months or sooner. > > I think the decency laws should be updated to restrict streaming of > copyrighted films that are R rated or "Adult" films. At the very least, > you should be required to request them verbally from an actual human > being and verify your age. I'm sure a lot of us would be reluctant to > verbally ask for an R rated or "Adult" film whereas hulu allows people > to watch them almost anonymously. People can lie about their age when > they sign up for a hulu account, what's to stop them? As far as hulu > recommending "adult" material because a lot of people view those shows > and movies... I don't agree with that. The pushing of societal decay > in one segment on another segment is just wrong. > > We are all sheep that need to be shepherded sometimes, not thrown to the > wolves. To an extent an individual looks out for him/herself, but we > need each other at some point. Decency should be promoted society wide, > not ignored in the name of free speech. Hulu trusts people to be honest > about their age and advertises "adult" media regardless of the potential > viewer's values. Wanting to watch something because you are hormonal is > very different from deciding that something fits your values and is > appropriate viewing material. I prefer the latter over the former. > > "NOT TECHNICAL, CONCERNS AND OPINIONS ARE ABOVE THIS LINE" > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
