[olug] linux streaming servers

[Jay Swackhamer]

I'm in the process of assisting the UNO student station, in setting up
shoutcast & web server.

I'll forward any notes that i come up with.........

> 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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