RealVideo/Audio on RH7.2 / kernel 2.4

Robert La Ferla robertlaferla at attbi.com
Wed Mar 20 23:56:43 EST 2002


Thanks.  Unfortunately, the media files I have are already in RealVideo and
RealAudio format.  I don't like proprietary software formats either but
sometimes you need to use it.

-r

Ron Peterson wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 20, 2002 at 10:17:53PM -0500, Robert La Ferla wrote:
>
> > What free and/or opensource options are available for serving real video
> > / real audio content on Linux 2.4?  Even if it's basic, it's okay.  The
> > Basic Server from RealNetworks works on the 2.2 kernel and expires after
> > 12 months so that doesn't work.
>
> Why real?  I'd recommend icecast for streaming audio.  The stable release
> streams mpeg, the CVS version will do ogg.
>
> http://www.icecast.org/
>
> Apple's entry, the Darwin streaming server, is also worth mentioning.  It's
> released under the APSL (which has been modified since the FSF's initial
> objections).
>
> http://www.publicsource.apple.com/projects/streaming/
>
> I don't bother with streaming video over IP, as I already have a wireless
> video setup.
>
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