Shoutcast - Revision history

DoesItReallyMatter: Rewrite page: it is even simpler now. Include :File:Vlc-playlistshoutcastradio-en.png (Shoutcast) and :File:Shoutcastdirectory.PNG (Icecast) for visual comparison

2019-03-28T08:52:15Z

Rewrite page: it is even simpler now. Include File:Vlc-playlistshoutcastradio-en.png (Shoutcast) and File:Shoutcastdirectory.PNG (Icecast) for visual comparison

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	Shoutcast is [[proprietary]] software primarily used for listening to [[web radio]]. [[Icecast]] is the [[open source]] version and is currently used in {{VLC}}.		Shoutcast is [[proprietary]] software primarily used for listening to [[web radio]]. [[Icecast]] is the [[open source]] version and is currently used in {{VLC}}.

			== Replacement ==
			Shoutcast was removed completely in 1.1.0. A [https://www.videolan.org/press/2010-1.html VideoLAN Press Release - Shoutcast] noted ''We want to emphasise the fact that features like SHOUTcast or icecast browsing are now doable using our new extension framework and you will find user-contributed extensions on https://addons.videolan.org/''.

			There are [https://addons.videolan.org/browse/cat/322/order/top add-ons for Internet radio available at addons.videolan.org] but standard installs of recent versions might already be enough. VLC before and after the replacement look much the same, and both seem to allow online listening:
			[[File:Vlc-playlistshoutcastradio-en.png\|alt=\|thumb\|left\|Shoutcast (0.9.4)]]
			[[File:Shoutcastdirectory.PNG\|alt=\|thumb\|right\|Icecast (<1.0.6)]]
			{{Clear}}

			The steps differ slightly: open the playlist and select "Icecast Radio Directory" instead of "Shoutcast Radio".

	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
	* [https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-vlc-more-open-source-than-ever/ ZDNet - New VLC more open source than ever] - talks about the motivation behind the 1.1.0 switch away from Shoutcast		* [https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-vlc-more-open-source-than-ever/ ZDNet - New VLC more open source than ever] - talks about the motivation behind the 1.1.0 switch away from Shoutcast
	* [https://www.videolan.org/press/2010-1.html VideoLAN Press Release - Shoutcast] - explains further. Notably: ''We want to emphasise the fact that features like SHOUTcast or icecast browsing are now doable using our new extension framework and you will find user-contributed extensions on https://addons.videolan.org/''

	[[Category:Knowledge Base]]		[[Category:Knowledge Base]]

DoesItReallyMatter: Link to 2010 press release (https://www.videolan.org/press/2010-1.html). Re-iterate "We want to emphasise…features like SHOUTcast or icecast are now doable using...extension[s]"

2019-03-28T04:31:38Z

Link to 2010 press release (https://www.videolan.org/press/2010-1.html). Re-iterate "We want to emphasise…features like SHOUTcast or icecast are now doable using...extension[s]"

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	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
	* [https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-vlc-more-open-source-than-ever/ ZDNet - New VLC more open source than ever] - talks about the motivation behind the 1.1.0 switch away from Shoutcast		* [https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-vlc-more-open-source-than-ever/ ZDNet - New VLC more open source than ever] - talks about the motivation behind the 1.1.0 switch away from Shoutcast
			* [https://www.videolan.org/press/2010-1.html VideoLAN Press Release - Shoutcast] - explains further. Notably: ''We want to emphasise the fact that features like SHOUTcast or icecast browsing are now doable using our new extension framework and you will find user-contributed extensions on https://addons.videolan.org/''

	[[Category:Knowledge Base]]		[[Category:Knowledge Base]]

DoesItReallyMatter: Create a knowledge base page

2019-03-27T21:20:56Z

Create a knowledge base page

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{{Wikipedia|Shoutcast}}

Shoutcast is [[proprietary]] software primarily used for listening to [[web radio]]. [[Icecast]] is the [[open source]] version and is currently used in {{VLC}}.

== Further reading ==
* [https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-vlc-more-open-source-than-ever/ ZDNet - New VLC more open source than ever] - talks about the motivation behind the 1.1.0 switch away from Shoutcast

[[Category:Knowledge Base]]