Real Player for Linux

simpleLinux contains Real Player, it is not open source? Was It?

First of All, Real Player that is compiled inside simpleLinux is "Real Player for Linux" not what Real Player we see, in mobile phones, in Windows et cetera. It is "Open Source", you can download it and compile for various distributions such as Red Hat, DEBIAN, Fedora et cetera.

Real player FOR LINUX

RealPlayer 11 "for Linux" is based on the open source Helix player. Interested in helping build the next version of RealPlayer for Linux? - This is a message from http://www.real.com/linux says that you're freely rebuilt the Real Player, following the GNU Public License. Contents that is build "Open Source" with help by many users can be found here.

What's Helix and why does it matter?
RealPlayer 11 for Linux is based on the open source Helix player. Interested in helping build the next version of RealPlayer for Linux? Go to Helix Community. And their media codecs is "OPEN SOURCE" too.

Helix DNA is both commercial-source and open-source (from The Philosophy behind Helix Community)

The Helix Community was built based on the promise of open-source and the inherent efficiency and effectiveness of the open-source paradigm. However, we are also mindful of the legitimate concerns of commercial businesses who are wary of the open-source license requirements. To allay their concerns, we chose to create both a commercial-source and open-source community. Since the Helix DNA platform has separate licenses for both communities, an optimum level of synergy can be attained while keeping the platform itself common and available for both communities.

Links that shows that Real Player is COMPLETELY open source.
Click here to go to "HelixCommunity Philosophy"
Click here to get involved in the developments
Click here to go to the forum.
Nighly Player builds by developers

Not sure that "Real Player FOR LINUX" is completely Open Source?

Take a look of its different version and compare with "Real Player FOR LINUX"
Real Player for Mac (RadioPass 14 Days free trial, however, without RadioPass, USER CAN USE IT FREE FOR LIFE)
Windows Real Player (SuperPass 14 Days free trial, however, without SuperPass, USER CAN USE IT FREE FOR LIFE)
Mobile phone users should check out the Symbian Helix Player project, which is closely related to the Linux/Unix Helix Player.

Contributors

As an open source project their product can only improve through the active participation and collaboration of numerous individuals from all over the world. There are many ways to get involved and they encourage every user to do so! Below are some jumping off points to get you plugged in and active in the project.

• - Developers: learn how to build the player from scratch, read documentation, contribute a bug fix, implement a new feature or port the player to a new OS.
• - Testers: run through our test plans, submit bugs.
• - Translators: translate the player into a new language.
  

Conclusion
Real Player and its other version is "free for life" generally, however, Real player FOR LINUX is an open source. It is not fair judging a distribution and simply saying "YOU HAVE REAL PLAYER (generally), WHICH IS NOT OPEN SOURCE".

- Fariz Luqman