From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 20 17:57:03 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD0FC1065678 for ; Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:57:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lreid@cs.okstate.edu) Received: from a.cs.okstate.edu (a.cs.okstate.edu [139.78.113.1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 92F178FC25 for ; Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:57:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lreid@cs.okstate.edu) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by a.cs.okstate.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id CBF54154D3B; Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:57:02 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <47E2A569.2060101@cs.okstate.edu> Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:56:57 -0500 From: Reid Linnemann User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20071211) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Zbigniew Szalbot References: <000001c88a5c$82d01b40$887051c0$@com> <560f92640803200957t48d3df49ibd3f157046bd1e83@mail.gmail.com> <94136a2c0803201029g2059f5fcg4fa063978670fd76@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <94136a2c0803201029g2059f5fcg4fa063978670fd76@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions Subject: Re: my brother is making me learn FreeBSD... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:57:03 -0000 Written by Zbigniew Szalbot on 03/20/08 12:29>> > Hello, > > 2008/3/20, Nerius Landys : >> You could make it a video game server. That's why I set up a FreeBSD >> server. I run games/iourbanterror, but there are other games you could run. > > And could FreeBSD be used to become a streaming internet radio > station? Has anyone been doing something like that? I am very > interested to hear and hopefully it is still within the topic here... > > Thanks! > Why not? There are open source streaming audio services that are available as FreeBSD ports. I run and icecast server on my box at home with ices stream providers to listen to my music remotely. I'm sure there are other streaming audio services that are just as neat too.