[olug] linux streaming servers

[Brian Wiese]

I haven't looked into it much yet, but Real Networks has started up an
'open source' I guess you would call it, community based around steaming
audio/video.

https://www.helixcommunity.org/

On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 09:54:01 -0500
"Ryan Stille" <rps at willconsult.com> wrote:

|I'm starting to look into options to offer audio or video streaming from
|our web portal software written in ColdFusion.  Has any had experience
|with seting up streaming servers on linux?
|
|I'm not sure why a server is even necessary.  Most players can start 
|playing an .mp3 file or .mov file or whatever right away, you don't have
|to download the whole file first.  Is a streaming server only necessary
|when you want people to be able to view/hear live content?
|
|I've started to do a little research.  It seems there is an open source
|product called Shoutcast, or at least a product that uses a protocol
|called Shoutcast.  Ever used this?  I did a search for some Shoutcast
|content, and found a radio station that offered it.  Winamp popped up and
|started playing the stream right away.  
|
|We will need something that is easy for people to use.  Do you think most
|people have Winamp installed on their computer?
|
|Thanks for any input.
|-Ryan
|
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