Regarding the packaging of Real Networks helix stuff, looking at the helixcommunity.org website I get the impression that the helix player only supports Free Software codecs and in order to use Real audio/video you have to use the propriatary "Real Player" version of the software. Do I understand that right?
If that's the case then I don't see the point of yet another media player that supports the free formats to Debian, we already have xine, vlc, maybe mplayer someday, and many others. If there are advantages to the helix player or people prefer it then maybe it's worth doing, otherwise why help a propriatary software company develop their product and spread their only-free-if-you-are-using-free-formats player? There are enough dfsg media players in Debian to be spreading ourselves thin supporting another. If any helix/realnetworks people are paying attention, now would be a good time to explain why this software should be added to Debian. -- Matt Taggart [EMAIL PROTECTED]