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100% Open Source Helix Player 'Alpha' Available

Posted by timothy on from the but-does-it-play-ogg dept.

kforeman (Kevin Foreman, Helix GM at RealNetworks) writes "Helix Player 1.0 and RealPlayer 10 Alpha are now available. The Helix Player is 100% open source, and includes support for Ogg Vorbis and Theora, as well as SMIL 2.0 so that you can combine Theora videos with JPEG, GIF, or PNG images and RealText. The RealPlayer 10 alpha is a superset of the Helix Player alpha, and adds support for RealAudio, RealVideo, MP3, and Flash. See the release notes to find out about the rest of the enhancements and give the players a whirl. We love your feedback and comments as always, so use any avenue you are comfortable with (forums, email, bugzilla) and let us know what you think! The team has tried hard to get all the bad bugs out, but remember that it's alpha and constantly improving with your feedback and help. Enjoy the player!"

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  1. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    niggaaaaaahs

  2. but-does-it-play-ogg dept by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What's with the "but-does-it-play-ogg dept", when the article plainly states that it does?

  3. OT - WTF? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The firewall has blocked Internet access to you computer (TCP Port 4957) from slashdot.org
    (66.35.250.150) (TCP Port 43917) (TCP Flags: S)

    Have they always done this?

    1. Re:OT - WTF? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      They scan several ports looking for web proxies. It's another attempt by Taco and his Slashdot junta to take away our proxy rights. I noticed this started after the GNAA crapfloods.

  4. Re:Now all that by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Are you really this stupid?

  5. Yes! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You utter utter utter utter utter fucking cunts.