Re: Streaming audio
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On Friday 17 September 2004 12:25, Silvan wrote:
> > A lot of websites with streaming audio use the Windows Media Format for
> > their streams. How can these be listened to (live) from Linux. Surely
> > *SOMEONE* has solved this.
>
> We have lots of things to try, but in my experience Windows media stuff is
> a lost cause. If it isn't Real Player or MP3, write them a nasty letter
> and save yourself hours of futile effort.
While writing them a nasty letter might make *ME* feel better, I'm realistic
enough to know that it isn't going to change what they're using for streaming
audio.
Like it or not, if we want to get people to consider using an OS other than
Windows, it's going to have to be possible for them to use tools that are
compatible with what they're used to. It isn't realistic to tell a potential
Linux user to get the website to change the way they're sending data - we
have to be able to tell them how to receive what the website is sending.
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