I know this isn't exactly concerning Icecast, but PeerCast shares some
similarities nonetheless...
Is there anyone who would be willing/capable to code a streamlined Ogg Vorbis
decoder for inclusion with the PeerCast client? The only thing preventing Ogg
Vorbis from wide use is the many software players that still don't support
it
(Real, WiMP, MMJB). Since people have to download the PeerCast client to
listen over the PeerCast network, it would 1) be annoying for the typical user
to download a Vorbis-compatible player seperately (especially if they're
comfortable with their current player) and 2) be beneficial to include by
default an Ogg Vorbis decoder (plus a few controls, like volume & tag
display)
that only has the functions needed for decoding a stream.
If anyone's interested (especially with summer now, for those in school),
give
a visit over to www.peercast.org
... it could potentially go a long way for Vorbis' acceptance if the
cheapest
broadcasting software (because it saves bandwidth costs) has included support
for the format.
NOTE: I am not a part of the PeerCast development team, but an avid fan &
potential future (legal) broadcaster.
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