Re:OpenSilver is a modern, plugin-free, open-source reimplem...
by pvg on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @11:57PM
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It worked on the same major platforms. One thing that probably extended its life somewhat was that it provided access to some Windows-specific DRM technologies on non-Windows platforms, not entirely unlike how Flash was once the most reliable cross-platform way to play video in a browser.
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Re:OpenSilver is a modern, plugin-free, open-source reimplem...
by thayne on Thursday May 28, 2020 @12:46AM
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> It worked on the same major platforms
Not true. silverlight never supported linux, unless you count the mono-based moonlight, which was buggy and didn't support DRM, so didn't work for the most common sites that used silverlight (like Netflix). Flash, on the other hand, supported linux for a long time.
Re:OpenSilver is a modern, plugin-free, open-source reimplem...
by pvg on Thursday May 28, 2020 @01:26AM
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It's true because desktop linux was not a major platform. Windows 98/ME were a bigger desktop platform than Linux back then and Microsoft Silverlight didn't support them either. Because they were not major platforms.
Re:OpenSilver is a modern, plugin-free, open-source reimplem...
by tasogare on Thursday May 28, 2020 @12:53AM
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Linux, with its 2% users at best, is not a major desktop platform.
Re:OpenSilver is a modern, plugin-free, open-source reimplem...
by thayne on Thursday May 28, 2020 @01:12AM
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by that logic, (desktop) safari, edge, and IE are not currently major browsers. Assuming that your 2% figure is correct. 2% of everyone that uses the internet is still a lot of people. And considerable amount of effort and money are spent on developing the linux desktop.