> 1) This doesn't belong in Fred's JVM. We have enough problems 
> undertanding/bounding fred's resource consumption as it is.

I agree - that is what plugin architectures are for.

> 2) How do you plan to address QOS?  I have asked this question several times 
> and each time it is ignored.  
> If you really want to do streaming you need to have a reasonable QOS 
> gaurantee.   I don't see how you are going to get this from fred.

Increasingly, streaming protocols operate over TCP - what QOS guarantee
does TCP offer?  Such streaming protocols address this using buffering, 
there is no reason why we can't do the same.

> But don't call it streaming.

There is no need for such pessimism.  I am not going to just assume that
this won't work - the early tests were encouraging.  When someone tries 
this, and proves that it isn't viable, then we will know where we stand.  
If nobody even tries, how will we know?

> Freenet *is not* a replacement for internet radio.  It is much more 
> interesting than that.

Again, you have no more evidence that it won't work than I do that it 
will.  Why not encourage someone to try it so that we can all find out?  
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.  Personally I am optimistic, with 
Splitfiles I have been seeing overall download rates of around 30k/sec, 
which is more than enough for a FM quality ogg stream.

Ian.

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