Actually the point was that UNIVERSITIES should not be using software that they have to pay for. Real's streaming software is not free. Beyond that the Real format will only work with the Real player. Universities should use non-proprietary formats that allow users to choose which player to use.
All that aside, I'm not a huge proponent of open-source software. I think the idea is great, but not quite ready for the US business model.
I just can't understand why universities continue to use the Real media format for streaming. Shouldn't they (universities) be embracing more open ended necessarily open source, though that would be even better) streaming technologies? It really bothers me that Stanford wants me to install Real's really crappy player.
----But of course they had programmers that could figure out memory protection and true multitasking SEVEN years before Mac---
Oh BTW - Apple computers have been building with true multitasking and 32 bit OS's since 1979... You seem to be a Windows ser who has never actually touched a Mac and just buys into the hype that PC Wintel freaks buy into... I for one use Mac OS (and X), Windows ME and FreeBSD... Try it before you diss it pal...
Also... Why compare win95 with OS9.1... 9.1 is the traditional Mac OS that is included with OSX... What you are saying is that Apple released OSX with a OLD version of thier traditional OS... Nope... OS 9.1 was released Jan. 7th 2001... Get your facts straight...
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Apple and VW have had the same target audience for years. I've always thought they should combine their advertising genius and do something like this.
Also, the band in the background is The Polyphonic Spree. They're pretty a damn good band from SoCal.
Actually the point was that UNIVERSITIES should not be using software that they have to pay for. Real's streaming software is not free. Beyond that the Real format will only work with the Real player. Universities should use non-proprietary formats that allow users to choose which player to use.
All that aside, I'm not a huge proponent of open-source software. I think the idea is great, but not quite ready for the US business model.
I just can't understand why universities continue to use the Real media format for streaming. Shouldn't they (universities) be embracing more open ended necessarily open source, though that would be even better) streaming technologies? It really bothers me that Stanford wants me to install Real's really crappy player.
----But of course they had programmers that could figure out memory protection and true multitasking SEVEN years before Mac--- Oh BTW - Apple computers have been building with true multitasking and 32 bit OS's since 1979... You seem to be a Windows ser who has never actually touched a Mac and just buys into the hype that PC Wintel freaks buy into... I for one use Mac OS (and X), Windows ME and FreeBSD... Try it before you diss it pal... Also... Why compare win95 with OS9.1... 9.1 is the traditional Mac OS that is included with OSX... What you are saying is that Apple released OSX with a OLD version of thier traditional OS... Nope... OS 9.1 was released Jan. 7th 2001... Get your facts straight...