[Gllug] Skylarov segment on Newsnight

[Simon Bunker]

> On Mon, 6 Aug 2001, Simon Bunker stipulated:
> > The bigger sites you won't be able to http them down - Real has its own
> > server for dishingout the big stuff - and it don't do http - otherwise
why
> > bother paying for the big expensive Real box when Apache can do it :o)
http:
> > streaming does work, but it's very dodgy....
>
> So much the better. You have the kernel source; use tcpdump to determins
> some unique features of the Real{Video|Audio} stream, hack the kernel to
> detect that stream nad dump it off somewhere.

Ok I guess if you are deterined enough anything is possible - sounds a
little excessive to me though :o) when you could just pay less than 20 quid.
That is why paid for software exists - convenience. (saying that I wouldn't
pay to be spammed to death by Real Networks so maybe not the best
examples...)

Simon
http://www.rendermania.com/
UIN 11123737

> Voila, recorded.
>
> You can do *anything* with the data that flows through your system; you
> have the source!
>
> --
> `It's all about bossing computers around. Users have to say "please".
> Programmers get to say "do what I want NOW or the hard disk gets it".'
>                         -- Richard Heathfield on the nature of programming


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