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Darwin Streaming Server Beats Real, Windows Media

Posted by pudge on from the apple-qa-people-are-superior dept.

pinqkandi writes "Network Computing recently ran an extensive shootout of video streaming servers, in areas from setup to quality to buffering times. The free, open source Darwin Streaming Server, which streams QuickTime content, edged out costly and closed source Windows Media & RealVideo streaming systems." Well, it edged out Real. It blew Microsoft away.

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  1. Go.. everyone? by sporty · · Score: 5, Funny

    Go opensource (darwin)! er.. closed source (quicktime)! er.. apple (the underdog)! er.. quicktime (best codec)!

    I think this is great.. but what political stance can a mass of angry/happy slashdotter's take on this??

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  2. long live darwin by I+Want+GNU! · · Score: 4, Funny

    Darwin sounds really cool. Perhaps it will evolve to become #1? Survival of the fittest streaming servers definitely applies here.

  3. Re:It doesn't matter... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    "That's unfair to the poster."

    Where the hell am I that the people care about fairness to posters? I thought this was slashdot.

  4. Re:No surprises then by Hiro+Antagonist · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually, there is one Microsoft product that beat an Open Source product, hands down. What is it?

    Microsoft Product: WindowsNT
    Open Source Product: crashme

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  5. Re:Hmm... Too bad Quicktime isn't open source. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    hey, you gotta give the tarkin people some credit. Their format doesn't exist yet, and people are already demanding support! If they ever get a finalized version going, i'm sure it'll be grand =)

  6. Re:Getting rid of Quicktime nag by LadyLucky · · Score: 3, Funny
    Just dont be running outlook at the time..

    You are late for a whole tank load of appointments....

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  7. Re:Hmm... Too bad Quicktime isn't open source. by Alan+Partridge · · Score: 2, Funny

    here's an idea - let's all ignore Divx and hope they just disappear. because of all the pr0n and ripped DVDs being pirated into DivX, a coup-le of our clients have asked us to enode into it, so we checked out the authoring fees. $15000. $15000 for fuck's sake! Just so we can author in a format that's WORSE than Real, QuickTime or Windows Media. DivX might possibly want to come round to our facility so the can lick the sweaty residue from my bulging nutsack. If anyone thinks DivX is anything other than a third-rate snow job, think again.

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  8. Re:Hmm... Too bad Quicktime isn't open source. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The only thing holding up Divx 5 on Linux is the lack of support from Gator and all the other spyware companies.