[Red5] Macromedia just lost a customer

[Dennie Hoopingarner]

I've had it with Macromedia's marketing arm. The pricing scheme for the 
new Flash Media Server has shut me out. My professional license for FCS 
1.0 allows me 2500 simultaneous connections, while the same-priced 
professional version of FMS 2 will only give me 100 connections. If I 
want to get a 5,000 connection version, it will cost me ten times that 
amount!

I use FCS for audio capture and storage for language-learning purposes, 
not for streaming huge video files. Apparently, Macromedia has decided 
to chase after a different market, leaving me behind.

I am delighted that the Red5 project exists, and I want to contribute 
to its development. I'm not a java programmer, so I don't think that I 
can contribute my talents. However, I am willing to contribute 
logistically and financially. I can provide server space and bandwidth 
through my university department, and I can also pledge modest 
financial support. It will be very worth my while to support a project 
that can save me from spending $45,000 on server software that only 
cost me $4,500 the first time around.

Thank you, Red5 project people - you're going to be a lifesaver!!!

Dennie



Dennie Hoopingarner, Ph.D.
Director, Language Learning Center
Michigan State University
http://llc.msu.edu