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Darwin Streaming Server

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Darwin Streaming Server
Original author(s)Apple Inc.
Developer(s)Apple Inc.
Initial releaseMarch 16, 1999
Stable release
6.0.3 / May 10, 2007
Operating systemOS X, Linux, Windows
TypeRTSP server
LicenseApple Public Source License
Websitehttp://dss.macosforge.org/

Darwin Streaming Server (DSS) was the first open sourced RTP/RTSP streaming server.[1] It was released March 16, 1999 and is a fully featured RTSP/RTP media streaming server capable of streaming a variety of media types including H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, MPEG-4 Part 2 and 3GP.

Development

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Developed by Apple, it is the open source equivalent of QuickTime Streaming Server, and is based on its code.

Ports

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The initial DSS source code release compiled only on OS X, but external developers quickly ported the code to Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris,[2] Tru64 Unix, Mac OS 9 and Windows.

Source code is available as a release download or as development code via CVS.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Phil Sherry (11 November 2013). Foundation Mac OS X Web Development. Apress. pp. 278–. ISBN 978-1-4302-5133-0.
  2. ^ "Darwin Streaming Server on Solaris". Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
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