Helix Server Source Released

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Posted by michael on Wednesday January 22, 2003 @01:26AM from the beaten-down-by-windows-media-player dept.

Rob Lanphier writes "RealNetworks just released the Helix DNA Server source code, the main engine powering the RealNetworks' Helix Universal Server (nee RealServer). Additionally, the RealNetworks' Public Source License (RPSL) just became approved as an Open Source Initiative (OSI) certified license. Speaking of which, the Helix DNA Server is available under RPSL (which wasn't originally our stated intention). Ask questions via IRC during our live webcast at 11am PST (19:00 GMT) or just read the press release."

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Jesus Saves! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-01-22 01:37 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Ask Jesus into your heart today!
EU weenies by Anonymous Coward · 2003-01-22 01:40 · Score: -1, Offtopic

EU allies unite against Iraq war Gerhard Schroeder (left) and Jacques Chirac The two leaders stand shoulder to shoulder on Iraq French President Jacques Chirac has said he supports Germany's view that war in Iraq must be avoided if at all possible.

He said France and Germany "have the same judgement on this crisis" and that their consecutive presidencies of the United Nations Security Council were "fully co-ordinated".

War is always evidence of failure. Everything must be done to avoid war.

French President Jacques Chirac Germany has indicated that it will not support a UN resolution on support of military action, but Mr Chirac did not say whether France would use its power of veto.
1. Re:EU weenies by Anonymous Coward · 2003-01-22 01:48 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Yeah, I want to side with France on the side of anything. If we don't stop Iraq now, they're going to eventually own all the oil in the middle east. With all the money they'll make, they can fund serious war stuff out in the open, and will be much harder for us (the USA) to stop. Later, after they've conquered some of Europe, and no doubt, we get bitched at for not stopping them sooner, we'll be forced into another World War II, because you can't smartbomb a town that's 50% Iraqi soldiers and 50% conquered people.
  
  Don't have any illusions about the size of Iraq's army, either. Something like this would polarize the world, and there are many people who would do anything against the USA (France, although they're not so militant about it).
2. Re: EU weenies by Anonymous Coward · 2003-01-22 01:51 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Excuse me Sir but you wrote "weenies" where you should have written "civilized people".
Who needs them? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-01-22 01:42 · Score: -1, Offtopic

100,000 US troops including:
12,000 4th Infantry division troops
2,000 Marines trained for chemical and biological warfare
26,000 UK troops including: Royal Marines, tanks and an air assault brigade
Want to have your cock sucked for �10? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-01-22 02:10 · Score: -1, Offtopic

If you are clean and healthy student or a member of the faculty at the University of Liverpool, I will serve you for a measly price of £10. Foreigners need not to apply. Location: Salisbury Hall, Elmswood Road, Liverpool L18 8DF.
1. Re:Want to have your cock sucked for �10? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-01-22 02:16 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  I'll meet you there at 3 PM tomorrow, eh? Jolly good!
2. Re:Want to have your cock sucked for �10? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-01-22 02:28 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Brilliant.
  I hope you did realise that I am a male student? I see now that my original ad could have led to a slight misunderstanding over the exact nature of the business.
3. Re:Want to have your cock sucked for �10? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-01-22 03:27 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  So you're like a pimp right? right? :-) Sorry, no offense
Re:Spam Is Great! I get this one all the time!!! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-01-22 02:16 · Score: -1, Offtopic

So?
They were smart and got influental enough to make such a bill. Good for them.
You could do the same, work hard to gain power and enjoy the benefits, but like most open sores faggots you'd rather sit on your fat ass, eating Doritos and whine about how some people are better off than you.
Re:w00t by greenrd · 2003-01-22 02:55 · Score: 0, Offtopic

A shirking of normal software development responsibilities.
Why is it irresponsible to release an open source project without documentation? Why should a donor to the community be morally obligated to work on things that you consider important? Be grateful that anything was released at all.
Besides, what have you contributed to the open source community lately? If you've contributed zero and someone else has contributed 100,000 lines, it's a bit rich you moralising against them for not doing even more work to benefit you. I don't object to criticism, what I object to is this moralising that somehow releasing an alpha quality product is worse than nothing.
If I pay $1000 for a product I expect it to be of a high quality. But if I pay $0 I don't expect anything much.

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