Helix DNA is a project to produce
computer software
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At the lowest programming level, executable code consist ...
that can play audio and video media in various formats and aid in producing such media. It is intended as a largely
free and open-source digital media framework that runs on numerous
operating system
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Time-sharing operating systems scheduler (computing), schedule tasks for ef ...
s and processors (including mobile phones) and was started by
RealNetworks
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which contributed much of the code. The Helix Community is an open collaborative effort to develop and extend the Helix DNA platform.
Helix DNA Client is a software package for multi-platform multi-format media playback. Helix Player is a
media player that runs on
Linux
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,
Solaris,
Symbian and
FreeBSD and uses the Helix DNA Client.
The Helix DNA Producer application aids in the production of media files, and Helix DNA Server can
stream
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media files over a network.
Licenses
The code is released in binary and source code form under various licenses, notably the