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Open Source Streaming Media Software?

Posted by Cliff on from the streams-hardware-and-dollars dept.

gimme00 asks: "Readers, what open source streaming media software has been used successfully to generate revenue? Also, please touch on the business model and hardware that was used to deliver the content. If you feel extra helpful, talk about the architectures too."

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  1. Darwin Streaming Server by mjpaci · · Score: 3, Informative

    Here is a link.

  2. Icecast by matheny · · Score: 5, Informative

    Icecast is the obviously reference. I know a couple of organizations that have used and created revenue with both pay streams as well as free streams supported by advertising.

  3. Videolan by DavidLeeRoth · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here is another good solution. This might be helpful also.

    1. Re:Videolan by Keruo · · Score: 4, Informative

      The vlc player alone has nice streaming support, but they also have separate streaming server

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  4. flumotion by i88i · · Score: 4, Informative

    flumotion is built on top of python & gstreamer, seems fairly cool.
    http://www.flumotion.net/

  5. VLC vs. VLS by Yonder+Way · · Score: 4, Informative

    "The vlc player alone has nice streaming support, but they also have separate streaming server"

    Note that they recommend the use of vlc now as a server as opposed to vls. vlc has exceeded the capabilities of vls.

  6. All in one solution by flyneye · · Score: 1, Informative

    Perhaps you should download the Dyne:Bolic .iso
    many streaming solutions,open mosix enabled to turn your outdated network computers into a clustered supercomputer,incorruptable system disk(live cd) and its free,setup and ready to roll
    http://dynebolic.dyne.org/

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  7. what about ... by dominic.laporte · · Score: 2, Informative

    http://www.helixcommunity.org/helix