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Windows Media over UNIX

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by rocksteady

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Is anyone aware of a software product that allows UNIX machines to view streaming media formatted for Windows Media Player? If you are, please let me know.

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by kevin anderson

It won't happen. Windows = proprietary = closed source = belongs to microsoft only.

Microsoft uses things like this to disallow people access to alternative operating systems. Therefore, you won't get a player. Similarly, you won't find support for Ms-Kerberos, MS-HTML, or other MS-Standards. This is the reason for their existance.

Kev.

by rocksteady

Thank you for your explanation. We have had people try certain software and it has worked, kinda. So, with it working kinda I would have to except your answer. Again, thank you.

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