Libreflix
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| type =Film distributor
Free software
| registration = Optional
| language = Portuguese
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| programming_language = Node.js
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| author = Guilmour Rossi
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File:LIbreflix no celular smartphone.jpg
Libreflix is a free online Brazilian service that offers access to audiovisual productions with permissive distribution licenses through streaming.{{cite web|url=https://diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br/suplementos/tecno/plataforma-gratuita-e-alternativa-ao-netflix-1.1910311|title=Plataforma gratuita é alternativa ao Netflix|trans-title=Free platform is an alternative to Netflix|language=pt-br|work=Diário do Nordeste|date=March 19, 2018|access-date=March 22, 2019|archive-date=September 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930020155/http://diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br/suplementos/tecno/plataforma-gratuita-e-alternativa-ao-netflix-1.1910311|url-status=dead}} The platform is open and its development is done collaboratively {{cite web|url=https://canaltech.com.br/entretenimento/conheca-o-libreflix-servico-de-streaming-que-segue-o-conceito-de-cultura-livre-102678|title=Conheça o Libreflix, serviço de streaming que segue o conceito de cultura livre|trans-title=Get to know Libreflix, a streaming service that follows the concept of free culture|language=pt-br|work=Canaltech|date=October 30, 2017|access-date=March 22, 2019}} and it is open source, following the philosophy of free software.{{cite web|url=https://www.revistaforum.com.br/2017/09/25/libreflix-alternativa-ao--netflix-colaborativa-gratuita-e-que-faz-pensar/|title=Libreflix: A alternativa ao Netflix, colaborativa, gratuita e que faz pensar|trans-title=Libreflix: The Netflix alternative, collaborative, free and thought-provoking|language=pt-br|work=Revista Fórum|date=September 25, 2017|access-date=March 22, 2019}}
History
The service launched on 11 August 2017{{cite web|url=https://libreflix.org/press|title=Libreflix na Mídia|trans-title=Libreflix in the Media|language=pt-br|work=Libreflix}} and can be accessed through the official website or applications for Windows and Android systems.
Although the service does not require user registration to be accessed, in April 2018, the platform had 14 thousand registered users.{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/pt/article/assistir-filmes-de-graca-libreflix/|title=Na faixa e dentro da lei, Libreflix oferece bom catálogo de filmes online|trans-title=On track and within the law, Libreflix offers a good online movie catalog|language=pt-br|work=Vice|date=April 11, 2018|access-date=March 22, 2019}} Registration is mandatory for sending movie suggestions.
Libreflix, initially designed and developed by Brazilian hacktivist Guilmour Rossi,{{cite web|url=https://tecnologia.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2018/07/07/testamos-o-libreflix-site-brasileiro-que-quer-ser-a-netflix-gratuita.htm|title=Testamos: Libreflix, a "Netflix brasileira e gratuita", tem ótima curadoria|trans-title=We tested it: Libreflix, the "Free Brazilian Netflix", has great curatorship|language=pt-br|date=July 7, 2018|work=UOL|access-date=May 7, 2020|archive-date=July 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707204541/https://tecnologia.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2018/07/07/testamos-o-libreflix-site-brasileiro-que-quer-ser-a-netflix-gratuita.htm|url-status=dead}} is written in Node.js and licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License.{{cite web|url=https://libregit.org/libreflix/libreflix/src/branch/master/LICENSE.md|title=LICENSE.md|work=libregit.org|access-date=2020-05-07|archive-date=2019-03-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321223949/https://libregit.org/libreflix/libreflix/src/branch/master/LICENSE.md|url-status=dead}} Development is done using git versioning through a public repository.{{cite web|url=https://libregit.org/libreflix/libreflix/|title=libreflix/libreflix|work=libregit.org|access-date=March 22, 2019|archive-date=March 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321223958/https://libregit.org/libreflix/libreflix/|url-status=dead}}
In July 2018, the service was presented at the 18th Fórum Internacional Software Livre.{{cite web|url=http://fisl18.softwarelivre.org/index.php/cultura-livre/|title=Cultura livre|trans-title=Free Culture|language=pt-br|date=June 22, 2018|access-date=March 22, 2019}}
Collection
The service's catalogue includes feature films, short films and series, whether fictional or not.{{cite web|url=https://www.nexojornal.com.br/expresso/2017/11/27/Como-funciona-o-%E2%80%98Libreflix%E2%80%99-uma-plataforma-de-v%C3%ADdeo-aberta-e-colaborativa|title=Como funciona o 'Libreflix', uma plataforma de vídeo aberta e colaborativa|trans-title=How 'Libreflix', an open and collaborative video platform works|work=Nexo Jornal|date=November 27, 2017|access-date=March 22, 2019}} In a presentation in July 2018, the service listed more than 250 works registered in the collection, where approximately 75% of the catalog was of non-fictional works. By location, 62% of the content was produced in Brazil, 8% in the rest of Latin America. American and European works represented 17% and 8% of the catalogue respectively. As for the duration of the content, 40% was composed of feature films.{{cite web|url=https://speakerdeck.com/guilmour/libreflix-fisl18?slide=53|title=Libreflix: Streaming gratuito de filmes livres mudam a sociedade para melhor!|trans-title=Libreflix: Free movie streaming changes society for the better!|language=pt-br|author=Guilmour Rossi|access-date=March 22, 2019}}
Article
- {{cite journal |last1=Rossi |first1=Guilmour |last2=Gomes-Jr |first2=Luiz |date=October 29, 2019 |title=Libreflix: A Peer-to-Peer On-demand Video Platform for Free Streaming |url=https://sol.sbc.org.br/index.php/webmedia_estendido/article/view/8152/8027 |journal=sol.sbc.org.br |issue=1 |pages=137–141 |doi=10.5753/webmedia_estendido.2019.8152 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507204411/https://sol.sbc.org.br/index.php/webmedia_estendido/article/view/8152/8027|archive-date=May 7, 2020|url-status=live|doi-access=free }}
References
{{Portal|Television|Internet|Film|Free and open-source software}}
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External links
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- [https://www.libreflix.org/ Official website]
- [https://libregit.org/libreflix Source-code] at libregit.org
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Category:Video on demand services