FWIW, here is a LUG that at least tries (tried?) to broadcast its
meetings via multicast. I'm not saying it is easy, but at least it can
be done, even on this small a scale.
I agree the chances of multicast being used by the unwashed masses
seems to be pretty slim, oh well.
http://www.svlug.org
On Sat, 10 Nov 2001, Philip M wrote:
> Multicast is not used because it is a myth in the context of the
> internet.
I was afraid the answer was going to be something like that.
*sigh*
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Subject: Streaming media (was: NHPR bitcasts)
> On Tue, 6 Nov 2001, Jon Greenberg wrote:
> > The economics of online audio distribution are the inverse of
broadcast.
> &g
On Tue, 6 Nov 2001, Jon Greenberg wrote:
> The economics of online audio distribution are the inverse of broadcast.
> In broadcast, whether we have 10 listeners or 100,000, the distribution
> costs remain the same. In streaming, each listener increases our costs.
The solution is, of course, mu
