Re: RealMedia used for GUADEC live transmissions?

["Phillip (Flip) Russell" <Phillip Russell Sun COM>]

How about MP4?

It may not be open source, but at least you are
not limited to one vendor for server/client software
that uses the standard.


Andrew Sobala wrote:
> On Wed, 2003-06-18 at 19:35, Ciaran O'Riordan wrote:
>
> > I agree with Rui Miguel.  Encouraging the use of proprietary
> > software is quite counter productive.
> >
> > I searched the foundation-list archives for RealPlayer and
> > got no hits.  It appears that this has not been an issue before.
>
>
> On the other hand, if there's no mature Free alternative, then the
> GU4DEC organisers would have to not allow people to view the talks over
> the internet at all. That's not productive either :-)
>
> (Actually, very little of the conference, if any, was streamed. I didn't
> see anything, though apparently Alan Kay's keynote was streamed. And
> apparently Oggs should be available soon.)
>
>
> > Maybe it's time for a GNOME Foundation policy document on the
> > promotion of Free Software (and the non-promotion of proprietary
> > software/standards/formats).  This would apply to official
> > GNOME websites, software, conferences, and docs.
>
>
> Maybe so.
>
>
> > Does this sound reasonable?
> >
> > Ciaran O'Riordan
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 18, 2003 at 05:41:17PM +0000, Rui Miguel Seabra wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > On  http://live.guadec.org/audiovideo.html  I can read:
> > >
> > >    Live 150kps Real Video Stream from Burke Theatre
> > >                    ^^^^^^^^^^
> > >
> > > I'm sorry, but I feel it is extremely awkward that a project aimed at
> > > making people use a Free Software desktop promotes using non-free
> > > software.
> > >
> > > I can understand the motivation and how it may have been well intended,
> > > but this should not continue.