Past challenges for enabling universal media on Linux desktops included a lack of licensing for open and proprietary formats, lack of industry leadership, and fragmented foundational platforms. Presently, high volume legal distribution of formats and content exists through services like RealPlayer and Rhapsody. Developers from various companies are collaborating on a universal Helix media framework. Going forward, continued expansion of format support and connectivity of devices and web services will further media capabilities for Linux desktops.

1. Enabling Universal Media for Linux Desktops Scott Nelson, Dir. Helix Bus Dev Donya Shirzad, Program Mgr., Linux and Mac Players

2. Agenda Past challenges with Linux Desktop Media Present Future

3. Past Challenges for Linux Desktops Licensing Leadership Technology Foundational Platforms

4. Past Challenges for Linux Desktops Licensing No high volume distribution vehicle of open source media formats such as Ogg Vorbis and Theora No legal, high volume distribution vehicle of patent encumbered and royalty bearing formats such as MP3, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Microsoft and RealAudio/RealVideo No legal distribution vehicle that protects the rights of some premium content

5. Past Challenges for Linux Desktops Leadership Unlike the OS, Graphical User Interface, Productivity tools and Browser, no strong industry or corporate leadership or investment in free media players Technology No common media framework for development of both free and paid applications and services

6. Past Challenges for Linux Desktops Foundational Platforms were fragmented Multiple desktop environments Multiple user interfaces Multiple media frameworks Multiple media formats

7. Present – Where are things today Licensing Leadership Technology Fragmented Foundational Platforms

8. Present – We have made progress Licensing High volume and legal distribution vehicle for open source and proprietary formats and rights protected content exists today Examples Free music and video - RealPlayer for Linux High volume, legal music service – Rhapsody.com Free music – Novell Banshee

9. Realworld Example RealPlayer for Linux demonstration

10. Why does Real care about Linux? Real has 2.2+ million current subscribers for music, games and video Consumer Services PC Mobile TV 86% annual revenue Best-in-class technology powering our consumer services and other customers’ businesses. Business Products & Services Servers Formats DRM Applications 14% annual revenue

11. High Volume & Legal Distribution Home Audio Devices Portable Music Players Mobile Phones Rhapsody.com Rhapsody Jukebox Software Jukebox in the Sky

12. Rhapsody 25 Free, Legal Music Network For Everyone Rhapsody Unlimited #1 Rated Digital Music Service Ad-Supported Free Service Premium Subscription Services

13. Realworld Example - Licensing Rhapsody.com High Volume Legal Distribution of Music and Radio on Linux Desktops Free Unlimited Radio Free 25 Streams/ month

14. Present Leadership Developers from Real, Novell, Red Hat, Xandros, Linspire, Sun & many others are working together to build media applications today Technology Helix universal digital media framework

15. What is Helix Helix Developer Community www.helixcommunity.org 100K+ Registered Source Code free for R&D Friction free access to all open source code

16. Present - Technology Universal Media Framework - Any Format, Any Codec, Any Device, Any OS, Any network, Any license GPL, RPSL & Commercial Source Licensed Underlying Platform for PC Media Applications and 60M mobile phones Distributed with most Linux Desktops in Helix & RealPlayer Helix DNA Client

17. Helix Applications and Services Helix DNA Client SuperPass Starz! Ticket on Real Movies Cingular Video Rhapsody Real Music Comcast Radio Helix Player for Linux RealPlayer for Linux amaroK Novell Banshee

18. Realworld Example - Technology Linux Music Player – Novell Banshe e

19. Present Foundational Platforms Emerge Desktop interface - OSDL Portland project Application interface - FSG Linux Standard Base (LSB 3.1)‏ GUI - TrollTech Browser – Firefox Media – Helix is in the fabric of Linux, content services & mobile handsets

20. Future Helix format support expands Window Media H.264 Java Flash Connected device support expands Rhapsody Web Services - Music becomes the connective tissue for enhanced web community experiences

21. Realworld Example - Future Rhapsody Web Services Rhapsody Links in Web pages Rhapsody Link Generator RSS Feeds Listening History Feeds

22. Summary Past & Present Challenges for Media Enablement on Linux desktops Helix and Rhapsody- Media Platform for Applications and Services on Linux Future of media on Linux is in development now Come Join us at: www.helixcommunity.org Thank you & QA if time Now hiring Helix developers ….