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RealPlayer dropped from openSUSE, here’s why

Fri, Oct 31 2008
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On the opensuse factory forums Alberto wondered why RealPlayer was dropped from openSUSE and pointed to this novell bugzilla report
I can’t believe that it’s because of the cost issue (as RealPlayer’s website doesn’t say there’s a cost but you do have to sign a license with them). Here are some of the portions of interest from RealPlayers Licensing FAQ:

2. What are the requirements for distributing [ continue reading... ]

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