[TriLUG] real player to go open source

[Roy Vestal]

yeah, but you don't have to use YOUR information... :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas C. Meggs" <tom at plik.net>
To: <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 11:44 AM
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] real player to go open source


> No one uses Quicktime because of the nags to purchase a full version
> every time it runs.
>
> I imagine RealPlayer decided to go opensource after no one downloaded
> RealOne where they force you to fill out a user profile just to use the
> %#^@ thing.
>
> Regards,
> Tom
>
> Greg Brown wrote:
> > This is great news!   With the real player going cross-platform to OS X
and
> > Linux (and who knows which others) maybe we'll see M$ getting some real
> > competition in the streaming media department (not that quicktime does a
bad
> > job - it just seems so limited in number vs. M$ right now).
> >
> > http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,106457,00.asp
> >
> > Greg
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