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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. translation... by blackcoot · · Score: 5, Funny

    "readers, i am starting my own adult entertainment site on the cheap."

    1. Re:translation... by demondawn · · Score: 2, Funny

      "...and I don't feel like doing any research first."

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      Going back to school for entry-level jobs?
    2. Re:translation... by drakaan · · Score: 3, Insightful
      Nah, if you're talking about an open-source streaming media server, and asking slashdotters which one worked for them, you're talking about cheap, not dogmatic. I vote for your initial fake quote.

      The question wouldn't have ever been asked by a kool-aid drinker with money to burn...he'd have either paid somebody to make some particular OS project work, or would have gutted it out and made it work himself (or paid somebody, taken notes and *said* (s)he gutted it out).

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      "Murphy was an optimist" - O'Toole's commentary on Murphy's Law
  3. 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.

  4. 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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      There are no atheists when recovering from tape backup.
  5. flumotion by i88i · · Score: 4, Informative

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

  6. quickie by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    >Readers, what open source streaming media software has been used successfully to generate revenue?

    None.

    >Also, please touch on the business model...

    Porn.

    >...and hardware that was used to deliver the content.

    Any.

    >If you feel extra helpful, talk about the architectures too.

    The Internet.

  7. 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.

  8. Audio or Video? What source formats? by rf600r · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The OP didn't mention if this was an audio-only presentation, or video, too. Do you need to insert ads? What countries are you delivering to? Using any DRM? Do you plan on both hosting the origin server(s) and delivering the content yourself? How big is your potential audience? How high is the BW on your streams? What operating systems? What formats?

    Need. More. Input.

  9. When's the paper due? by DaveJay · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I don't have any free research to donate to your paper, but here's a possible title: "The Network Creates The Network: Delivering Television Programming Profitably Using Open Source Software"

  10. Come on guys... by Bogtha · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Can't anybody spot a kid with an assignment any more? "gimme00" just wants you to do his homework for him.

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

    http://www.helixcommunity.org/helix