RealPlayer to land on Linux desktops

[Nomad559]

http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/06/28/HNrealplayerdesktops_1.html

RealNetworks Inc. is moving to make its digital media player the default choice for Linux desktop systems, announcing Monday that Linux distributors Red Hat Inc. and Novell Inc. have both agreed to include versions of its player in their open source desktop software.

The new agreements supplement similar deals the Seattle-based digital media company has sewn up with Sun Microsystems Inc. and Turbolinux Inc., and underscore Real's intention to conquer digital media on the Linux desktop. Sun said last year that it would be including the RealPlayer with its Mad Hatter Linux-based desktop package and Turbolinux said earlier this month that it would ship RealPlayer 10 for Linux and Helix Player with its Turbolinux desktop products.

Novell's next Linux desktop product will include the upcoming RealPlayer 10 for Linux, Real said, while Red Hat has agreed to ship Real's currently available open source Helix Player with its desktop products. Red Hat will offer Red Hat Desktop customers a free upgrade to RealPlayer 10 for Linux when it becomes available.

[Gothic Sponge]

1. I hate RealOne!

[LTR]

3. Get RP10

Much better. And you have the option to keep it from loading on startup.

Also the ability to opt out of spyware.

RealOne was garbage, but RP10 is decent.

[DemNoir]

2. In other words

Spyware comes to Linux! To be fair RealPlayer 10 is the lest offensive version they have offered, everything can be turned off in the options.


Uh oh...this is post number 666, hope its not my last.

[cprise]

4. The Realplayer will have an open-source counterpart called Helix

Use the Helix player if you don't want adware and spyware on your system.

Anyway, I use MPlayer which already handles most media formats.

[Nomad559]

5. I use Real Alternative 1.23

on my Windows XP system.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4094.html