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RealNetworks & Helix Community to Build OpenSource Media Player

Gnome Multimedia
Gnome Multimedia

Today at Linuxworld RealNetworks announced the launch of the Helix(TM) Player project.

The open-source Helix Player, with the addition of the RealAudio(R) and
RealVideo(R) binaries, will enable Linux, Unix and Solaris users for the first
time to enjoy a similar level of media playback and SMIL 2.0 support that
millions of consumers do today using the free RealOne(TM) Player on Windows
and Mac.

Helix Player will feature a GNOME/GTK interface along with a Mozilla browser plugin. THe player will also support Ogg Vorbis, MP3, and more.

Re: GPL ?

Nope. One (out of four) of their licenses is OSI approved. Not that that means much, the OSI approved the Apple Public Source License v1.1 which was a minefield for developers.

Plus, it's only fringe code, the codec isn't even viewable. This amounts to utter crap in my eyes.

I say help the gstreamer and theora folks to build their free software streaming software. www.theora.org

Ciaran O'Riordan