Re: Streamed Audio application?

[Ed Falis <falis@gnat.com>]

On Wednesday 13 June 2001 20:46, Noah Meyerhans wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 13, 2001 at 07:49:12PM -0400, Ed Falis wrote:
> > Anyone aware of something that can be used on Linux when a radio station
> > offers streams for Windows mediaplayer or for Quicktime?
>
> Nope.  Can't be done.  Quicktime is a patented codec, so that's out
> (conceivably some company could create a binary only program for Linux
> to play it, but it hasn't happened yet).  Microsoft naturally hasn't
> released the necessary programming bits for somebody to create a Windows
> Media Player decoder for Linux.  I am a bit surprised that nobody has
> reverse engineered it, but maybe nobody has been inspired enough.
>
> noah

Thanks.  That's sort of what I suspected.  I'm going to suggest to the 
broadcaster that they consider something that can be handled by realplayer.

- Ed