[webcast-l] Real to Offer Open Source Windows Media for Linux

[Bill Best]

It is reported that RealNetworks plans to release an open source
method to allow Linux users to play Windows Media files. Currently
Linux users are able to play the two main Windows Media formats (wmv
and wma) but only if they install closed-source modules.

The ability to launch this initiative comes from a recent licensing
deal between RealNetworks and Microsoft and the antitrust settlement
against Microsoft.

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