Re: RealMedia used for GUADEC live transmissions?

[Andy Tai <atai atai org>]

MP4, more correctly MPEG 4, is a standard but is full
of patents, although there are Free Software codec
implementations available (XVID and ffmpeg), and
interestingly, at this time in Ireland, these patents
may not be valid (but this may change soon,
unfortunately).  How usable are the MPEG 4 tools for
the purpose of streaming at this time, I don't know.

In any case, hopefully in the future GNOME events can
be streamed via GStreamer-type tools using free
codecs.

--- "Phillip (Flip) Russell" <Phillip Russell Sun COM>
wrote:
> 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.
> > 
> > 
> 
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