The Real :) point I should have made concerning performance was really associated to cost savings.
The current Helix Universal Server running on Linux has essentially no software cost and can support 8000 Microsft streams for a given server. The Microsoft alternative requires a company to run the MS Streaming server software on top of a MS Windows 2000 (Enterprise?) server and could support only 2000 streams. Meaning you have to buy 3 more servers (and licenses) to equal the performance of the linux server. About the player being Vapoware... I agree. But they did just release a Mac OS X version of RealOne Player on July 17 so things look good. http://www.realnetworks.com/company/press/releases/2002/r1macbeta.html -Alan -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 5:21 PM To: Greater NH Linux Users' Group Subject: RE: realplayer (was: Re: RealNetworks going Open Source?) On Mon, 22 Jul 2002, at 4:42pm, Alan R. wrote: > The CEO was really high on the helix server running on Linux. Just FYI, RealServer, their current proprietary product, already runs on Linux, so making the Open Source version run on Linux should be a no-brainer. :-) > He also speculated that a Linux version of the Helix player would be > available within 90 days. "It's all vaporware until I can see the code." -- Me :-) -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not | | necessarily represent the views or policy of any other person, entity or | | organization. All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. ***************************************************************** --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.368 / Virus Database: 204 - Release Date: 5/29/2002 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.368 / Virus Database: 204 - Release Date: 5/29/2002 ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
