Re: [SLUG] Streaming media servers

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Shaun Butler wrote:

> You could also try http://helixcommunity.org/. The open source version 
> of helix Server will play REAL streaming protocols, but if you wanted 
> to stream quicktime and Windows Media, you have to buy the commercial 
> version :(.


I find it so scary that these companies which dual license have the 
boldness to require contributors to assign their copyright to them.  
I've only ever assigned my copyright to two groups in the past:  my 
employers, obviously, and the FSF.  I've never been worried about 
assigning my copyright to the FSF because I know they will ensure the 
software remains free (and with their gaggle of lawyers they can do a 
better job of that than I ever could).  But assigning your copyright to 
RealNetworks for the specific purpose so that they can dual license it, 
is just unpaid labor.  When you contribute to Helix you're not 
contributing to a community project, you're contributing to 
RealNetworks' bottom line.

Trent