[Live-devel] Ask to contribute to the team

[Ross Finlayson]

Changes to the "LIVE555 Streaming Media" source code release 
<http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/> are made only by Live 
Networks, Inc.  However, we will always consider incorporating 
bugfixes, patches, and other suggested improvements that are posted 
on this mailing list.  (Several such changes are made to the code 
each month, on average.)

However, suggestions of major, widespread changes to the code are 
less likely to be adopted, because of the increased potential for 
disruption (due to the unexpected introduction of new bugs).

We do plan to support IPv6 someday, but this will be done by 
completely replacing the "Groupsock" interface (not just rewriting 
it) with a new 'network packet' abstraction (treating incoming 
network interfaces as 'framed sources' and outgoing network 
interfaces as 'framed sinks'-  the same way we already treat RTP 
media frames).  Then our code will be able to handle any network 
interface, whether IPv4, IPv6, or synthetic (e.g., a simulated 
network interface).

Unfortunately this will be a lot of work, and there's currently no ETA for it.
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Ross Finlayson
Live Networks, Inc.
http://www.live555.com/