So Joey and Manoj are having a `friendly' discussing about the best way to implement an installer package for realplayer, I wondered how the other distributions do it.
Now I have not bothered to look because I am to lazy, but my best guess is that RedHat includes a copy of the Realplayer code. They have talked to RealNetworks and sorted this all out, the version of RealPlayer that the current Debian installer uses is the rpm. So maybe we could do the same, ask for permission to include the code in a .deb in non-free on our mirror sites, and on non-free CDs. I know that this would mean that we would be going out of the way to support non-free software, but so is an installer. In September 1999 I sent an e-mail to RealNetworks asking them about this idea. When I got the following response in December 1999 I gave up: Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 20:57:06 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Realplayer for Debian GNU/Linux [#6430953] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello Edward, Thanks for contacting RealNetworks Technical Support. Please note that RealPlayer G2 will be available on the following operating systems at some point in the future: Macintosh Irix SunOS Linux DEC Unix If you are interested in seeing the RealPlayer G2 ported to a different operating system than those listed, please send your plan, including the amount you or your organization is willing to pay RealNetworks for this development, via post to the following: RealNetworks, Inc. 1111 3rd Ave. Suite 2900 Seattle, WA 98101 Attn: Dave Hardwick, Technical Support Manager ****************** There is an ALPHA version of G2 available on our Developer site for testing only. There is no technical suppport available for this product, but you can submit a bug or issue a report at [EMAIL PROTECTED] (where are the devleopers hang out and answer questions.). Until the product is more stable and signed off by every department, it will not be supported technically from the department I reside in. Thanks for your interest in the RealPlayer. Wish you Merry Christmas!! Thank you. Thirumalesh.M Aditi Corporation RealNetworks Authorized Support Provider. -- Don't worry -- shop.
