but not an open source friendly site. I've not seen a single line of code released yet. I've got a nice project coming up that I'd like to use the AIHON.com code in (it would be a perfect fit) but the software is not released. Why is the writer and the founder of the site applauding open source software, and yet not releasing their code?
I'm not sure why anyone is even still working on the Darwin Streaming server. All that is holy, my god..
First, there are other streaming servers that do a better job, cost less overall, and are open-source. Microsoft provides Windows Media Services, free with purchase of Windows 2000. Real Media Player is an exceptionally cheap option, and is also released under the BSD license.
I did some testing and playing around with large (hundreds of users) streams set up a few months ago, and Darwin was barely able to break 35 connections. I'm sure part of this is because Darwin was originally written for the Macintosh, and there isnt even a web server platform that runs on the mac! Yes, there are Linux ports, and Windows ports (the windows port only broke 12 connections a second, compared to the 376 for Real and 482 for Windows Media Services) is the shoddiest piece of software I've ever seen. Its configured through a package that just writes to a text file, but instead of being intelligent text, its crap. Crap! The entire product is crap. I wouldn't even use it for streaming stuff from my web camera. God, and they expect someone to USE their product? Before any corporation deploys Darwin, the coders had best fix some of their serious understructure. Sure its free, but if you can shell out 100 bucks for Real, or already have Windows 2000, then its point, click, stream. You dont have to install 300 different add on packages, rebuild your machines, recompile Darwin 13 times with different options, just to specify maximum bandwidth to consume. Its rediculous. Get something better, please
With the current economy turning down, this could be a chance for some companies to make a little cash. I know, most of you are going to immediately say 'but we want to keep our privacy!" well, then do so! All the information that is being sold, is what you've freely provided. Someone else just had the sense to combine it together. For example, they paid the 15 dollar fee to the FBI to get general information on any person, then bought marketing data from the numerous dot.coms, and in turn, added it into a large MS SQL database, and ran a few lines, packaged it togehter, and went to look for a buyer.
The Federal Government is the ideal buyer of this information. How better to devide up voting districts, set welfare limits, and keep a low level track of every citizen. If you don't particularly care for it, you can stop filling in the information you provide to get free goodies, don't sign up for givaways, never slide your visa card, etc. You provide the information willingly, what's wrong with someone else collecting it, and making a nice profit? You'd love it, if the governemtn was shelling out 30 million dollars to you!
Jelerial
heh, silly person. Microsoft does provide patches for its software, 99% of the time, at the release of the security bulletin. Patches, called hotfixes, are then all rolled together into Service Packs, which typically come out every 6-8 months. You can always find the latest status at Microsoft's Security Page. I would also suggest you subscribe to the email notification service, and read Where to Find Security Patches
The thing is, most people are like you - they don't care to apply the patches. There are far more Windows NT and Windows 2000 machines on the internet, then there are Linux. There are good reasons too, but if I went into them, I'd be labeled a troll..
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but not an open source friendly site. I've not seen a single line of code released yet. I've got a nice project coming up that I'd like to use the AIHON.com code in (it would be a perfect fit) but the software is not released. Why is the writer and the founder of the site applauding open source software, and yet not releasing their code?
And to think, how much better they could have done if they ran Windows 2000 and enterprise ready software.
First, there are other streaming servers that do a better job, cost less overall, and are open-source. Microsoft provides Windows Media Services, free with purchase of Windows 2000. Real Media Player is an exceptionally cheap option, and is also released under the BSD license.
I did some testing and playing around with large (hundreds of users) streams set up a few months ago, and Darwin was barely able to break 35 connections. I'm sure part of this is because Darwin was originally written for the Macintosh, and there isnt even a web server platform that runs on the mac! Yes, there are Linux ports, and Windows ports (the windows port only broke 12 connections a second, compared to the 376 for Real and 482 for Windows Media Services) is the shoddiest piece of software I've ever seen. Its configured through a package that just writes to a text file, but instead of being intelligent text, its crap. Crap! The entire product is crap. I wouldn't even use it for streaming stuff from my web camera. God, and they expect someone to USE their product? Before any corporation deploys Darwin, the coders had best fix some of their serious understructure. Sure its free, but if you can shell out 100 bucks for Real, or already have Windows 2000, then its point, click, stream. You dont have to install 300 different add on packages, rebuild your machines, recompile Darwin 13 times with different options, just to specify maximum bandwidth to consume. Its rediculous. Get something better, please
The Federal Government is the ideal buyer of this information. How better to devide up voting districts, set welfare limits, and keep a low level track of every citizen. If you don't particularly care for it, you can stop filling in the information you provide to get free goodies, don't sign up for givaways, never slide your visa card, etc. You provide the information willingly, what's wrong with someone else collecting it, and making a nice profit? You'd love it, if the governemtn was shelling out 30 million dollars to you! Jelerial
You could also follow the NT Bugtraq and Win2K BugTraq lists.
The thing is, most people are like you - they don't care to apply the patches. There are far more Windows NT and Windows 2000 machines on the internet, then there are Linux. There are good reasons too, but if I went into them, I'd be labeled a troll..
That Darwin was a media streaming server, that was open source, supported by Apple? Anyone care to explain?