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Real adds GPL to Helix Player, RedHat/Novell Join In

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the internet-radio-to-suck-less dept.

kforeman writes "Today, Linux desktop industry leaders, Red Hat and Novell announced with Real a deep product development and distribution agreement that will enhance the rapidly maturing Linux desktop experience. Specifically, Red Hat and Novell will standardize on the 100% open source Helix Player as the leading multimedia framework for their Linux desktops, and will help qualify and distribute the superset RealPlayer 10 with their upcoming Linux desktop offerings. As part of the announcement, within 30 days, Real will add the GPL as a licensing option the underlying Helix Player. For all of you free software developers who have been waiting for a true GPLed industry standard AV framework, we look forward to working with you."

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  1. Re:You keep using that word... by AliasTheRoot · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    owned. it's a shame noone understood what I meant.

    oh wait, they did. redefining english on the fly r us.