Helix Player 100% open source. RealPlayer 10, coming this summer, adds non-open source components like RealAudio, RealVideo, MP3, Flash, etc. to the Helix Player.
Kevin Foreman
GM, Helix
RealNetworks, Inc.
Having MSFT acknowledge (by legally licensing WMA/WMV for the first time), now IT managers can justify Linux desktops to their CEOs, who are often listening to MSFT position Linux as unimportant or not mature enough......until today's licensing...
Kevin
Guys, this is great news. Its an acknowledgment from MSFT that the Linux desktop is an unstoppable force. Who knows, MSFT might be forced to bring out Office for Linux next.;-)
Kevin
KiTA, Thanks for your great post. Every day we put more an more investment into our media players, regardless of OS. Win/Mac/Linux/Symbiam/PalmOS/and several other are being advanced daily. We have a new product development strategy that embraces open source and making it easier for users to work with us.
We appreciate your support.
Kevin Foreman
GM, Helix
RealNetworks, Inc.
We have done just that with our latest free RealPlayer 10 for Windows. I urge you to check it out. http://www.real.com/freeplayer/?rppr=hc.org
BTW, if you don't like it, there's a one click uninstall.
Kevin Foreman
GM, Helix
RealNetworks
Not quite. Our goal with the Helix Player is to crete the industry's best and standardized media player for Linux. One that is open source and plays as many formats as possible, including open source formats like vorbis and Theora, and non-open source formats like RealVideo 10, RealAudio 10, MP3, MPEG4, Flash, AAC, MB-AMR, etc.
Its this reason why desktop application like Sun's Java Desktop System, mobile phones Eg Motorola and other embedded linux products are standardizing on Helix.
Kevin Foreman
GM, Helix
RealNetworks
We are building the industry's best Linux and open source media player. Yes, we haven't open source our RealAudio and RealVideo codecs because we can't. We don't own all of the IP inside of those codecs. However, the Helix Player with Ogg and SMIL support are 100% open source. Let me say that again. 100% open source. We are pleased to be working with the open source community to finally standardize on a legitimate media player that plays all formats, even those that are not open, like MP3, MPEG4, Flash, RealVideo 10, RealAudio 10, etc.
Take Milestone 2 for a run at www.helixcommunity.org.
Kevin Foreman
GM Helix,
RealNetworks
Guys, its really simple. Over 65% of our revenue now comes from consumer content services like RealOne SuperPass (content from CNN, ABCNEWS, Major League Baseball, etc) and Rhaposdy (streaming music service) This business model has allowed us to build great free(gratis) and open source (libre) software products, like the Helix Player.
Kevin Foreman
GM, Helix,
RealNetworks
Not the whites.... But if/. readers haven't checked out the Helix Community, where we are building the next gen linux player (all in public) they need to take a look.
Kevin
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We ask only once to manage mime types, if you decline we nevcer ask again..... the other palyers are much more aggressive.
All part of our new approach.
Thanks for the support and encouragement. Our action speak louder than words. Today our Helix Player plays Ogg Vorbis as well and every day we open source more of our technology as the Helix Community continues to build momentum.
Yes, we read these posts. Yes, we have had to build a business model on Windows that doesn't assume we can extract un fair rents from the OS. On Linux we have a new open source strategy and the codecs announced today are available to Linux users. When Linux wins Real wins since we are building the best open source linux player and selling added value services users really recommend, like Rhapsody.
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Helix Player 100% open source. RealPlayer 10, coming this summer, adds non-open source components like RealAudio, RealVideo, MP3, Flash, etc. to the Helix Player. Kevin Foreman GM, Helix RealNetworks, Inc.
Neither of these players has the legal right to distribute either RealAudio/RealVideo or WMA/WMV. Kevin Foreman GM, Helix RealNetworks, Inc.
Having MSFT acknowledge (by legally licensing WMA/WMV for the first time), now IT managers can justify Linux desktops to their CEOs, who are often listening to MSFT position Linux as unimportant or not mature enough......until today's licensing... Kevin
Guys, this is great news. Its an acknowledgment from MSFT that the Linux desktop is an unstoppable force. Who knows, MSFT might be forced to bring out Office for Linux next. ;-)
Kevin
KiTA, Thanks for your great post. Every day we put more an more investment into our media players, regardless of OS. Win/Mac/Linux/Symbiam/PalmOS/and several other are being advanced daily. We have a new product development strategy that embraces open source and making it easier for users to work with us. We appreciate your support. Kevin Foreman GM, Helix RealNetworks, Inc.
We have done just that with our latest free RealPlayer 10 for Windows. I urge you to check it out. http://www.real.com/freeplayer/?rppr=hc.org BTW, if you don't like it, there's a one click uninstall. Kevin Foreman GM, Helix RealNetworks
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Company: RealNetworks, Inc.
Product: The Helix Player Project in the Helix Community
Check out the Helix Player at https://player.helixcommunity.org/2004/draft/MS2R
Not quite. Our goal with the Helix Player is to crete the industry's best and standardized media player for Linux. One that is open source and plays as many formats as possible, including open source formats like vorbis and Theora, and non-open source formats like RealVideo 10, RealAudio 10, MP3, MPEG4, Flash, AAC, MB-AMR, etc. Its this reason why desktop application like Sun's Java Desktop System, mobile phones Eg Motorola and other embedded linux products are standardizing on Helix. Kevin Foreman GM, Helix RealNetworks
We are building the industry's best Linux and open source media player. Yes, we haven't open source our RealAudio and RealVideo codecs because we can't. We don't own all of the IP inside of those codecs. However, the Helix Player with Ogg and SMIL support are 100% open source. Let me say that again. 100% open source. We are pleased to be working with the open source community to finally standardize on a legitimate media player that plays all formats, even those that are not open, like MP3, MPEG4, Flash, RealVideo 10, RealAudio 10, etc. Take Milestone 2 for a run at www.helixcommunity.org. Kevin Foreman GM Helix, RealNetworks
Guys, its really simple. Over 65% of our revenue now comes from consumer content services like RealOne SuperPass (content from CNN, ABCNEWS, Major League Baseball, etc) and Rhaposdy (streaming music service) This business model has allowed us to build great free(gratis) and open source (libre) software products, like the Helix Player. Kevin Foreman GM, Helix, RealNetworks
Not the whites.... But if /. readers haven't checked out the Helix Community, where we are building the next gen linux player (all in public) they need to take a look.
Kevin
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Not true Kevin Foreman GM, Helix RealNetworks
We ask only once to manage mime types, if you decline we nevcer ask again..... the other palyers are much more aggressive. All part of our new approach.
Thanks for the support and encouragement. Our action speak louder than words. Today our Helix Player plays Ogg Vorbis as well and every day we open source more of our technology as the Helix Community continues to build momentum.
Yes, we read these posts. Yes, we have had to build a business model on Windows that doesn't assume we can extract un fair rents from the OS. On Linux we have a new open source strategy and the codecs announced today are available to Linux users. When Linux wins Real wins since we are building the best open source linux player and selling added value services users really recommend, like Rhapsody.
Shipping end of this month. Most sync from PC first.
Thank you for your encouraging words. We are and will continue to build the world's best media players on Linux and other OS's including Windows.