News RealNetworks signs Linux deal

wait the Real Player is STILL around???? wow I thought they died years ago...

 

You need it for BBC Radio streams.

 

No you don't. I think they still provide it as an option but I seriously doubt many people actually use it any more in place of iPlayer streams

 

realplayer has had a linux version forever, and unlike the windows version, it hardly sucks at all. the problem is that realvideo really sucks as a codec, so no matter how good the player is the movies it plays are still horrible quality.

 

Hmmm, that's worrying.

In windows, I know how to stop crap from running at start time but in linux I'm clueless.
Still, I have faith that any linux versions wouldn't have too much crap (other than the player) bundled and if they did, it'd be easy to remove it.

 

how gash is that!!! RP sucks hairy donkey balls!

 

Yes you do.
Just tried it again and it says "To play BBC Radio1 please first install Real Player." ... live streaming Radio1, that is.

 

I love VLC. Thanks to VLC, I don't need to skip QuickTime files altogether, as Apple tries to bundle their horrid player with iTunes and other junk.

Is mplayer any good?

Yeah, I know the topic is RealPlayer, but that's not worth typing for. :\